CVE-2009-3164

Unspecified vulnerability in the IPv6 networking stack in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_82 and snv_111 through snv_122, when a Cassini GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter (aka CE) interface is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving jumbo frames. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-2136.

Published: 2009-09-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3164 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3164

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-30 0.86% 0.77% -0.09%
2 2025-03-30 0.83% 0.86% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.83%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun opensolaris snv_01 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_02 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_02:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_03 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_03:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_04 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_04:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_05 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_05:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_06 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_06:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_07 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_07:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_08 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_08:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_09 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_09:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_10 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_10:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_11 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_11:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_12 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_12:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_13 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_13:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_14 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_14:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_15 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_15:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_16 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_16:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_17 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_17:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_18 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_18:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_19 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_19:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_20 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_20:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_21 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_21:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_22 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_22:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_23 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_23:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_24 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_24:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_25 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_25:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_26 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_26:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_27 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_27:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_28 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_28:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_29 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_29:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_30 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_30:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_31 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_31:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_32 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_32:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_33 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_33:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_34 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_34:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_35 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_35:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_36 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_36:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_37 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_37:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_38 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_38:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_39 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_39:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_40 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_40:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_41 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_41:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_42 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_42:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_43 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_43:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_44 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_44:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_45 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_45:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_46 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_46:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_47 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_47:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_48 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_48:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_49 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_49:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_50 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_50:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_51 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_51:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_52 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_52:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_53 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_53:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_54 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_54:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_55 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_55:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_56 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_56:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_57 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_57:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_58 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_58:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_59 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_59:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_60 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_60:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_61 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_61:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_62 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_62:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_63 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_63:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_64 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_64:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_65 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_65:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_66 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_66:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_67 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_67:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_68 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_68:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_69 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_69:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_70 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_70:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_71 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_71:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_72 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_72:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_73 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_73:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_74 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_74:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_75 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_75:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_76 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_76:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_77 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_77:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_78 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_78:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_79 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_79:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_80 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_80:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3164

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