CVE-2009-2822

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2822
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-04-05 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAirPort Utility before 5.5.1 for Apple AirPort Base Station does not properly distribute MAC address ACLs to network extenders, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an 802.11 authentication frame.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Apple Airport Base Station All All All All
Application Apple Airport Utility 5.0 All All All
Application Apple Airport Utility 5.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Airport Utility 5.3.2 All All All
Application Apple Airport Utility 5.4.1 All All All
Application Apple Airport Utility All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apple AirPort Base Station MAC Address ACL Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Apple AirPort Base Station Network Access Restriction Bypass - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple AirPort Base Station Lets Remote Users Access Restricted Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/63420 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
APPLE-SA-2010-03-31-1 AirPort Base Station Update 2010-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
About the security content of AirPort Base Station Update 2010-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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