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CVE-2016-9219

A vulnerability with IPv6 UDP ingress packet processing in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, rem…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

A vulnerability with IPv6 UDP ingress packet processing in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete IPv6 UDP header validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPv6 UDP packet to a specific port on the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to impact the availability of the device as it could unexpectedly reload. This vulnerability affects Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) running software version 8.2.121.0 or 8.3.102.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva98592.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-wlc2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97423 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038183 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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