VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2197
Unknown vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a program that uses /dev/poll, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unknown vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a program that uses /dev/poll, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F45300&zone_32=45300
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9489.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5171
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F45300&zone_32=45300
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9489.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5171
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.