CVE-2009-3859

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3859
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-04 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-19 01:29:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner '.rws' File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Retina WiFi Security Scanner Buffer Overflow in Parsing '.rws' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
eEye Retina WiFi Security Scanner 1.0 - '.rws Parsing' Buffer Overflow (PoC) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
55744 OSVDB osvdb.org
Resources | BeyondTrust EEYE research.eeye.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner ".rws" Handling Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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