CVE-2016-9219

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9219
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-06 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-16 17:27:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.2.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.3.102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.2.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.3.102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 8.3.102.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller IPv6 UDP Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2016-9219 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller IPv6 UDP Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Reload - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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