CVE-2016-9221

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9221
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-26 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA Denial of Service Vulnerability in 802.11 ingress connection authentication handling for the Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause authentication to fail. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Mobility Express 2800 Series and 3800 Series Access Points when configured in local mode in 40 MHz. More Information: CSCvb33575. Known Affected Releases: 8.2(121.12) 8.4(1.82). Known Fixed Releases: 8.2(131.2) 8.2(131.3) 8.2(131.4) 8.2(141.0) 8.3(104.53) 8.3(104.54) 8.4(1.80) 8.4(1.85).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-399 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary3.3AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.2\(121.12\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.4\(1.82\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco Mobility Express 2800 Series And 3800 Series Access Points affected Cisco Mobility Express 2800 Series and 3800 Series Access Points Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Access Points CVE-2016-9221 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
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