CVE-2009-0059

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0059
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-05 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco 4400 Wireless Lan Controller 4.1 All All All
Hardware Cisco 4400 Wireless Lan Controller 4.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco 4400 Wireless Lan Controller 5.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 4.1 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 4.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 5.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 4.1 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 4.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Integrated Wireless Lan Controller 5.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 7600 Series Wireless Lan Controller 4.1 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 7600 Series Wireless Lan Controller 4.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 7600 Series Wireless Lan Controller 5.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 4.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 4.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 5.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers  [Products & Services] - Cisco Systems af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Products Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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