Ralinktech RT73 3.08 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ralinktech RT73 3.08 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0282. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Ralinktech RT73 3.08. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in Ralink Technology USB wireless adapter (RT73) 3.08 for Windows, and other wireless card drivers including rt2400, rt2500, rt2570, and rt61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Probe Request packet with a long SSID, possibly related to an integer signedness error.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0282 since 01/27/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/16/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35547 (Debian DSA-1712-1 : rt2400 - integer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175141 (Debian Security Update for Rt2570 (DSA-1714)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48102), Tenable (35547), SecurityFocus (BID 33340†), OSVDB (53551†) and Secunia (SA33592†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 35547
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1712-1 : rt2400 - integer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 63298
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1712-1 (rt2400)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46092

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X-Force: 48102
SecurityFocus: 33340 - Multiple Ralinktech Wireless Drivers MAC/BSS/SSID Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33592
OSVDB: 53551 - CVE-2009-0282 - Multiple Ralinktech Wireless Drivers - Integer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20684 - Ralink Technology USB 3.08 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/16/2025 18:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/26/2019 11:16 (5), 05/16/2025 18:14 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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