CVE-2009-3859
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 11.6%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 11.6% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3830)
- Published
- November 4, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3830 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- eeye / retina network security scanner
- eeye / retina wifi scanner
References
- http://osvdb.org/55744
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20090710.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35786(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9114
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35624(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022534
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1862(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51625
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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