CVE-2009-3859

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3859
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-04 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eeye Retina Network Security Scanner 5.10.14 All All All
Application Eeye Retina Wifi Scanner 1.0.8.68 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner ".rws" Handling Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner '.rws' File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Retina WiFi Security Scanner Buffer Overflow in Parsing '.rws' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
eEye Retina WiFi Security Scanner 1.0 - '.rws Parsing' Buffer Overflow (PoC) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
osvdb.org/55744 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Resources | BeyondTrust af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 research.eeye.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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