CVE-2009-0059
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Module (WiSM), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with software 4.x before 4.2.176.0 and 5.2.x before 5.2.157.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a web authentication (aka WebAuth) session that includes a malformed POST request to login.html.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.93%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 79
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- CWE-20
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33749
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a6c1dd.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33749
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a6c1dd.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021679
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