CVE-2009-2538 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Symbian OS devices by sending a large integer value for a Select object length.
- 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-2009-2538?
CVE-2009-2538 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Nokia N95 running Symbian OS 9.2, N82, and N810 Internet Tablet allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2538?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, Nokia N82, Nokia Symbian.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2538 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-2009-2538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fg2-8v24-w9hq.