CVE-2016-6376
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6376 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | cisco |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-02 00:59:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) feature on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices before 8.0.140.0, 8.1.x and 8.2.x before 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed wIPS packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz40263. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.009270000 probability, percentile 0.567550000 (date 2026-07-22)
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
AdjacentAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
AdjacentAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.0_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.1.105.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.1.111.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.1.59.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.116.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.150.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.150.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.171.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.171.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.185.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.193.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.195.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.2.78.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 3.6.0e | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.108 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.155.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.155.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.179.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.179.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.196 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.206.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.217.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.0.219.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.1.171.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.1.181.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.1.185.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.1_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.112.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.117.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.130.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.173.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.174.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.176.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.182.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.61.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2.99.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 4.2_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.0.148.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.0.148.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.1.151.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.1.152.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.1.160.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.2.157.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 5.2.169.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 6.0_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.0_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.1_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.2_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.3.101.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.3.103.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.3.112 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.3_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4.100 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4.100.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4.110.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4.121.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.4_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.5.102.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.5.102.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.5_base | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.6.1.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.6.100.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.6.110.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.6.120.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 7.6.130.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.0.30220.385 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.100 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.115.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.120.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.121.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.0.72.140 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.1.104.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.1.111.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.1.122.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | 8.1.130.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 6.0 | 182.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 6.0 | 188.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 6.0 | 196.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 6.0 | 199.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 6.0 | 202.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 116.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 220.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 240.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 250.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 252.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 98.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.0 | 98.218 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.1 | 91.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.2 | 103.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.4 | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.4 | 1.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller 7.4 | 140.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Wireless LAN Controller wIPS Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Restart - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Cisco Wireless LAN Controller wIPS Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tools.cisco.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2016-6376 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.