National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3859
Original release date:11/04/2009
Last revised:11/05/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer 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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: EEYE
Name: AD20090710
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: retinawifiscanner-rws-bo(51625)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1862
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022534
External Source: BID
Name: 35624
Type: Advisory
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 9114
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35786
Type: Advisory
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 55744