Integer overflow in Ralink Technology USB wireless adapter (RT73) 3.08 for Windows, and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in Ralink Technology USB wireless adapter (RT73) 3.08 for Windows, and other wireless card drivers including rt2400, rt2500, rt2570, and rt61, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Probe Request packet with a long SSID, possibly related to an integer signedness error.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:ralinktech:rt73:3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.08 | Vulnerable | Ralinktech |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:h:ralinktech:rt73:3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.08 Vulnerable ·Ralinktech
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q9j-2fg6-cx58
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-0282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q9j-2fg6-cx58 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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