CVE-2009-3859 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in eEye Retina WiFi Scanner 1.0.8.68, as used in Retina Network Security Scanner 5.10.14, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a .rws file with a long RWS010 entry.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| eeye | retina network security scanner |
| eeye | retina wifi scanner |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | eEye Retina WiFi Security Scanner 1.0 - '.rws Parsing' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-07-10 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/55744
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20090710.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35786
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35624
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022534
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625
- http://osvdb.org/55744
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20090710.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35786
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35624
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022534
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625
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