Denial of service in Cisco Aironet Series Access Points
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-3260 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Aironet 1540 Series Access Points Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU26982
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3260
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the improper processing of client packets that are sent to an affected access point (AP). A remote attacker on the local network can send a large number of sustained client packets and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Aironet 1540 Series Access Points: 8.1 - 8.10
Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points: 8.1 - 8.10
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-airo-wpa-dos-5ZLs6ESz
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
