CVE-2009-1164 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers by sending malformed HTTP or HTTPS authentication responses.
- 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-2009-1164?
CVE-2009-1164 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administrative web interface on the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) platform 4.2 before 4.2.205.0 and 5.x before 5.2.178.0, as used in Cisco 1500 Series, 2000 Series, 2100 Series, 4100 Series, 4200 Series, and 4400 Series Wireless Services Modules (WiSM), WLC Modules for Integrated Services Routers, and Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controllers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed response to a (1) HTTP or (2) HTTPS authentication request, aka Bug ID CSCsx03715.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1164?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst 3750g, Cisco Cisco 1500 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Cisco 2000 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Cisco 2100 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Cisco 4100 Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Cisco 4200 Wireless Lan Controller and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1164 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-2009-1164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq6c-28wg-fw44.