Is CVE-2009-2972 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2972 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2972?

CVE-2009-2972 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2972

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 2.9%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 2.9% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2957)
Published: August 27, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2957 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36445(Vendor Advisory)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109320-23-1(Patch)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264608-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36148(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2417(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6225

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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