CVE-2009-0052

Description

The Atheros wireless driver, as used in Netgear WNDAP330 Wi-Fi access point with firmware 2.1.11 and other versions before 3.0.3 on the Atheros AR9160-BC1A chipset, and other products, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reboot or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a truncated reserved management frame.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.04% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36991	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507777/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3212	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37344	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59880	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54216	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0052?: CVE-2009-0052 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0052?: To fix CVE-2009-0052, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0052 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-0052 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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