CVE-2017-3854

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3854
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-15 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-14 12:12:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the mesh code of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate a WLC in a meshed topology. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication of the parent access point in a mesh configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by forcing the target system to disconnect from the correct parent access point and reconnect to a rogue access point owned by the attacker. An exploit could allow the attacker to control the traffic flowing through the impacted access point or take full control of the target system. This vulnerability affects the following products running a vulnerable version of Wireless LAN Controller software and configured for meshed mode: Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco Flex 7500 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller, Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2). Note that additional configuration is needed in addition to upgrading to a fixed release. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuc98992 CSCuu14804.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco 2500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 2500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 2504 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 2504 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 5500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 5500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 5508 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 5508 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 7500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 7500 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 7510 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 7510 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 8510 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 8510 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 8540 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 8540 Wireless Lan Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 16.088.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.105.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.111.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.59.24 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.116.21 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.150.10 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.150.6 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.171.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.171.6 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.185.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.193.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.195.10 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.78.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.6.0e All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.108 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.155.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.155.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.179.11 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.179.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.196 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.206.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.217.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.219.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.171.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.181.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.185.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.112.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.117.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.173.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.174.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.176.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.182.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.61.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.99.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.0.148.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.0.148.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.151.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.152.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.160.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.2.157.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.2.169.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0182.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0196.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0199.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0202.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0116.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0220.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0240.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0250.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0252.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.098.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.098.218 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.191.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.1_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.2103.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.2_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.101.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.103.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.112 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.100 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.100.60 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.110.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.41.19 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.41.54 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4140.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5.102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5.102.11 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.1.62 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.100.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.110.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.120.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.0.30220.385 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.100 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.115.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.120.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.72.140 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.104.37 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.111.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.122.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 16.088.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.105.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.111.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.1.59.24 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.116.21 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.150.10 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.150.6 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.171.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.171.6 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.185.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.193.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.195.10 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.2.78.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 3.6.0e All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.108 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.155.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.155.5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.179.11 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.179.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.196 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.206.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.217.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.0.219.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.171.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.181.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1.185.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.1_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.112.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.117.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.173.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.174.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.176.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.182.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.61.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2.99.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 4.2_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.0.148.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.0.148.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.151.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.152.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.1.160.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.2.157.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 5.2.169.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0182.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0196.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0199.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0202.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 6.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0116.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0220.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0240.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0250.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0252.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.098.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.098.218 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.191.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.1_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.2103.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.2_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.101.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.103.8 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3.112 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.3_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.100 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.100.60 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.110.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.41.19 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.41.54 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4140.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.4_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5.102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5.102.11 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.5_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.1.62 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.100.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.110.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.120.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 7.6.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.0.30220.385 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.100 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.115.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.120.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.121.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0.72.140 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.0_base All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.104.37 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.111.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.122.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Firmware 8.1.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 16.088.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 6.0199.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 7.0220.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 7.0250.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software 7.41.54 All All All
Hardware Cisco Wireless Service Module 2 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Wireless Service Module 2 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2017-3854 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Meshed Wireless LAN Controller Impersonation Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Mesh Code Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof WLC Devices - 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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