Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-2197

Description

Unknown vulnerability in Sun Solaris 8.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a program that uses /dev/poll, triggering a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected products

Sun Corporation/Solaris2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =8.0
Sun Corporation/Sunos
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9489.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5171nvd

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