CVE-2009-1165

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller DoS via SSH Management Connections

Title source: llm

Description

Memory leak on the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) platform 4.x before 4.2.205.0, 5.1 before 5.1.163.0, and 5.0 and 5.2 before 5.2.178.0, as used in Cisco 1500 Series, 2000 Series, 2100 Series, 4100 Series, 4200 Series, and 4400 Series Wireless Services Modules (WiSM), WLC Modules for Integrated Services Routers, and Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controllers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device reload) via SSH management connections, aka Bug ID CSCsw40789.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_cisco

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080adb3d7.shtml

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022605

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2021

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35817

Scores

EPSS 0.0162

EPSS Percentile 73.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (37)

cisco/catalyst_3750g

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 4.1

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 4.1m

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 4.2

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 5.0

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 5.1

cisco/cisco_1500_wireless_lan_controller 5.2

cisco/cisco_2000_wireless_lan_controller 4.1

cisco/cisco_2000_wireless_lan_controller 4.1m

cisco/cisco_2000_wireless_lan_controller 4.2

... and 27 more

Published Jul 29, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026