Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-1673 is a denial-of-service issue in the Sun Solaris 9 kernel. A local user can trigger a kernel panic using an invalid fstat argument, potentially crashing the system. The source bundle does not show remote exploitation, privilege escalation, or active exploitation. Exposure appears limited to legacy Sun Solaris 9 systems where users or applications have local execution capability. Systems without untrusted local users are less exposed. The bundle does not prove impact for other Solaris versions or third-party products. Treat this as a legacy-platform availability risk. It is not shown as remotely exploitable or actively exploited, but affected Solaris 9 systems that support business services should be patched, isolated, upgraded, or retired. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems still running Sun Solaris 9.; Review Sun or Oracle advisory guidance for applicable patches.; Use OVAL definition data to check patch or configuration state..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6256CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- solaris-fstat-dos(50557)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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