CVE-2009-0058 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers via unspecified network traffic, requiring software upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0058?
CVE-2009-0058 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 5 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Module (WiSM), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with software 4.x before 4.2.176.0 and 5.x before 5.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (web authentication outage or device reload) via unspecified network traffic, as demonstrated by a vulnerability scanner.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0058?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Cisco 4400 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Catalyst 7600 Series Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hw6-9m3x-6cx9.