CVE-2009-4075
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the timeout mechanism in sshd in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_99 through snv_123, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via unknown vectors that trigger a "dangling sshd authentication thread."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.68% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/opensolaris · sun/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/60498
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143140-01-1Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272629-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37116Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3333
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54401
- http://osvdb.org/60498
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-143140-01-1Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272629-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37116Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3333
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54401
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.