CVE-2009-0059: cisco 4400_wireless_lan_controller Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0059 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco 4400_wireless_lan_controller. EPSS estimates a 1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-02-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Module (WiSM), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with software 4.x before 4.2.176.0 and 5.2.x before 5.2.157.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a web authentication (aka WebAuth) session that includes a malformed POST request to login.html.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.93% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco5 products
- 4400_wireless_lan_controller4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
- catalyst_3750_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
- catalyst_6500_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
- catalyst_7600_series_wireless_lan_controller4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
- wireless_lan_controller_software4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
1 vendor · 5 products
References
4 links- www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a6c1dd.shtmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO