CVE-2009-2189 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Apple AirPort devices by flooding ICMPv6 Router Advertisement and Neighbor Discovery packets.
- 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-2009-2189?
CVE-2009-2189 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ICMPv6 implementation on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and AirPort Express Base Station with firmware before 7.5.2 does not limit the rate of (1) Router Advertisement and (2) Neighbor Discovery packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and device restart) by sending many packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2189?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Airport Express, Apple Airport Express Base Station Firmware, Apple Airport Extreme, Apple Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware, Apple Time Capsule.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2189 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-2009-2189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvfx-gq6c-f353.