CVE-2009-1166 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
- 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-2009-1166?
CVE-2009-1166 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.x before 4.2.205.0 and 5.x before 5.2.191.0, 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 crafted (1) HTTP or (2) HTTPS request, aka Bug ID CSCsy27708.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catalyst.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1166 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-2009-1166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2jh-2f88-8jr3.