CVE-2014-9491

Published: Jan 20, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

5.0CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/a n/a

illumos illumos

On-prem

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

illumososs-projectOperating Systemsaka illumos

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://www.illumos.org/issues/5421

illumos.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5

github.com

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Timeline

Published

Jan 20, 2015

Last Updated

May 6, 2026

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