A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol implementation of Cisco Aironet and Catalyst 9100 Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper resource management during CAPWAP message processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high volume of legitimate wireless management frames within a short time to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition for clients associated with the AP.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2019-10-16T19:15:14.050
2024-11-21T04:28:19.327
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6.5
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1540_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_1540 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1560_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_1560 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | - | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(1.249\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(1.255\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(4.28\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(4.41\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(4.49\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(4.55\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(4.58\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.9\(104.24\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.10\(1.139\) | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_1850_firmware | 8.10\(1.146\) | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_1800 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_2800_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_2800 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_3800_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_3800 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | aironet_4800_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | aironet_4800 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | catalyst_9100_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | catalyst_9100 | - | No |
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