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CVE-2009-0268

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-0268
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.27%

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the pseudo-terminal (aka pty) driver module in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors related to lack of "properly sequenced code" in ptc and ptsl.