CVE-2009-0282 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Ralink Technology USB wireless adapter (RT73) drivers for Windows, as well as other Ralink wireless card drivers. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted Probe Request packet with an overly long SSID, leading to a denial of service (system crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also very low, suggesting limited public awareness or interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ralinktech:rt73:3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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