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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-2189

CVE-2009-2189

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.

Affected products

12
  • Apple Inc./Airport Express
    cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./Airport Express Base Station Firmware7 versions
    cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.4.2
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:3.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_express_base_station_firmware:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./Airport Extreme
    cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_extreme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware2 versions
    cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_extreme_base_station_firmware:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_extreme_base_station_firmware:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_extreme_base_station_firmware:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./Time Capsule
    cpe:2.3:h:apple:time_capsule:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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