CVE-2009-2189: apple airport_express_base_station_firmware Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-2189 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple airport_express_base_station_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 22-12-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.82% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple2 products
- airport_express_base_station_firmware≤ 7.4.2 | 3.84 | 4.0.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.3.2 | 7.4.1
- airport_extreme_base_station_firmware5.5 | 5.7
1 vendor · 2 products
References
3 links- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEPatch