Nokia E90 Communicator 802.11 frames denial of service
| nokia-e90communicator-frames-dos (45158) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Nokia E90 Communicator is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of 802.11 frames. By sending 10 consecutive deauthenticate frames using the Aireplay-ng wireless frame injection application, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to become unresponsive. The system must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Platforms Affected:
- Nokia, E90 Communicator
- Nokia, N82
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Nokia Web site, Nokia E90 Communicator at http://europe.nokia.com/e90.
- BID-31175: Nokia E90 Communicator Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4135: Symbian OS S60 3rd edition on the Nokia E90 Communicator and Nseries N82 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via multiple deauthentication (DeAuth) frames.
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2599: Nokia E90 Communicator Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 14, 2008
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