CVE-2009-0059

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a6c1dd.shtml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33608 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33749 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021679 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0059?
CVE-2009-0059 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0059?
To fix CVE-2009-0059, 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-2009-0059 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0059 is being actively exploited. 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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