CVE-2009-0059
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and Catalyst 6500/Catalyst 3750 Denial of Service Web Authentication Vulnerability
Description
The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Module (WiSM), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with software 4.x before 4.2.176.0 and 5.2.x before 5.2.157.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a web authentication (aka WebAuth) session that includes a malformed POST request to login.html.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 5, 2009, 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
                                            The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0059
                                            vulnerability.
                                            Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
                                            products
                                            that
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                                            affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
                                        
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | 
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
                                            Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
                                            information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
                                            CVE-2009-0059.
                                        
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
            While CVE identifies
            specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
            weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0059 is
            associated with the following CWEs:
        
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
            (CAPEC)
            stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
            approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0059
            weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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                The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
                CVE-2009-0059 vulnerability over time.
            
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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                            CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108Nov. 21, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33749 Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a6c1dd.shtml Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33608 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021679 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]May. 14, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            Initial Analysis by [email protected]Feb. 05, 2009 Action Type Old Value New Value 
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.98 }} 0.18%
score
0.74792
percentile
 
                         
                         
                         
                                             
                                            