CVE-2009-3899

Memory leak in the Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) driver in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris snv_57 through snv_94, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-11-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3899 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3899

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 2026-06-15 1.80% 2.85% +1.06%
2 2026-03-28 2.01% 1.80% -0.22%
3 2025-12-28 2.01%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3899

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3899

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3899

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_81 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_81:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_82 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_82:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_83 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_83:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_84 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_84:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_85 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_85:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_86 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_86:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_87 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_87:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_88 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_88:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_89 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_89:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_90 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_90:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_91 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_91:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_92 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_92:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_93 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_93:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_94 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_94:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 10 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_57 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_57:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_58 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_58:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_59 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_59:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_60 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_60:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_61 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_61:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_62 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_62:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_63 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_63:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_64 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_64:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_65 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_65:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_66 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_66:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_67 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_67:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_68 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_68:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_69 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_69:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_70 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_70:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_71 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_71:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_72 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_72:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_73 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_73:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_74 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_74:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_75 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_75:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_76 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_76:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_77 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_77:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_78 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_78:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_79 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_79:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_80 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_80:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_81 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_81:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_82 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_82:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_83 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_83:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_84 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_84:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_85 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_85:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_86 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_86:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_87 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_87:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_88 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_88:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_89 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_89:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_90 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_90:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_91 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_91:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_92 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_92:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_93 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_93:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris snv_94 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_94:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 10 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3899

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