9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2009-3859
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner Buffer Overflow Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

Buffer overflow in eEye Retina WiFi Scanner 1.0.8.68, as used in Retina Network Security Scanner 5.10.14, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a .rws file with a long RWS010 entry.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3859 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Eeye retina_wifi_scanner
2 Eeye retina_network_security_scanner
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Either upgrade to Retina Network Security Scanner 5.10.15 or later or Retina WiFi Scanner (standalone) 1.0.9 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3859 is associated with the following CWEs:

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3859 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3859 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/55744
    Added Reference http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20090710.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35786
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35624
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022534
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1862
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9114 [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51625 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

16.58 }} -0.84%

score

0.94345

percentile