CVE-2009-2189
The ICMPv6 implementation on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and AirPort Express Base Station with firmware before 7.5.2 does not limit the rate of (1) Router Advertisement and (2) Neighbor Discovery packets, which allows remote…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ICMPv6 implementation on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and AirPort Express Base Station with firmware before 7.5.2 does not limit the rate of (1) Router Advertisement and (2) Neighbor Discovery packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and device restart) by sending many packets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/airport express base station firmware · apple/airport extreme base station firmware · apple/airport express · apple/airport extreme · apple/time capsule
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024907
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024907
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.