CVE-2009-0396 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on specific Sony Ericsson phones by sending malformed WAP Push packets via SMS or UDP.
- 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-2009-0396?
CVE-2009-0396 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sony Ericsson W910i, W660i, K618i, K610i, Z610i, K810i, K660i, W880i, and K530i phones allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot or hang-up) via a malformed WAP Push packet to (1) SMS or (2) UDP port 2948.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0396?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Sony Ericsson K530i, Sony Ericsson K610i, Sony Ericsson K618i, Sony Ericsson K660i, Sony Ericsson K810i, Sony Ericsson W660i and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0396 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-2009-0396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjqg-mw9v-vpv9.