| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Time Capsule up to 7.5.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Firmware. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-2189. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple Time Capsule up to 7.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was presented 12/21/2010 by Tatuya Jinmei as HT4298 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2189 since 06/24/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51342 (Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware < 7.5.2 (APPLE-SA-2010-12-16-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..
Upgrading to version 7.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51342), SecurityFocus (BID 45490†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024907†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28706†). See VDB-55815 and VDB-55814 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 51342
Nessus Name: Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Firmware < 7.5.2 (APPLE-SA-2010-12-16-1)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Time Capsule 7.5.2
Timeline
06/24/2009 🔍12/16/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT4298
Researcher: Tatuya Jinmei
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55813
SecurityFocus: 45490 - Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (CVE-2009-2189) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1024907 - Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service or Access Ostensibly Protected Hosts
Vulnerability Center: 28706 - Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station with Firmware before 7.5.2 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 23:27Updated: 10/07/2021 12:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (57), 03/11/2017 08:58 (15), 10/07/2021 12:15 (3)
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