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CVE-2009-2972

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-2972
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.85%

Original NVD Description

in.lpd in the print service in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "fork()/exec() bomb."