PT-2010-1264
CVE-2009-2189
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Published
2010-12-22
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Updated
2011-01-19
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.1
MediumMetricsAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apple AirPort Express Base Station versions prior to 7.5.2
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station versions prior to 7.5.2
Apple Time Capsule versions prior to 7.5.2
Description
The issue concerns the ICMPv6 implementation, which does not limit the rate of Router Advertisement and Neighbor Discovery packets. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending many packets, resulting in resource consumption and device restart.
Recommendations
For Apple AirPort Express Base Station versions prior to 7.5.2, update to firmware version 7.5.2 or later.
For Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station versions prior to 7.5.2, update to firmware version 7.5.2 or later.
For Apple Time Capsule versions prior to 7.5.2, update to firmware version 7.5.2 or later.
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