How severe is CVE-2009-1165?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1165?

This is classified as CWE-399, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2009-1165 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7.8

Vulnerability Description

Memory leak on the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) platform 4.x before 4.2.205.0, 5.1 before 5.1.163.0, and 5.0 and 5.2 before 5.2.178.0, as used in Cisco 1500 Series, 2000 Series, 2100 Series, 4100 Series, 4200 Series, and 4400 Series Wireless Services Modules (WiSM), WLC Modules for Integrated Services Routers, and Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controllers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device reload) via SSH management connections, aka Bug ID CSCsw40789.

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