FKIE_CVE-2009-2972
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-27 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:10
Severity
Summary
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."
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:10:38.127",
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