CVE-2009-3859 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2009-11-04

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 11.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:eeye:retina_wifi_scanner:1.0.8.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:eeye:retina_network_security_scanner:5.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11635.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/55744
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20090710.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35786
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35624
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022534
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1862
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625

History

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Subscriptions

Eeye Retina Network Security Scanner Retina Wifi Scanner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:49.744Z

Reserved: 2009-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3859

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-04T17:30:00.297

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:12:29.493

Link: CVE-2009-3859

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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