Detections
Analytics
CVE-2009-2189
high
Description
The ICMPv6 implementation on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and AirPort Express Base Station with firmware before 7.5.2 does not limit the rate of (1) Router Advertisement and (2) Neighbor Discovery packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and device restart) by sending many packets.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024907
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.html