Denial of service in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU62323

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-2022-20684

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap generation for wireless clients. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco IOS XE: 16.12

Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller: All versions

Catalyst 9300 Series Switches: All versions

Catalyst 9400 Series Switches: All versions

Catalyst 9500 Series Switches: All versions

Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers: All versions

Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud: All versions

Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points: All versions

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-c9800-snmp-trap-dos-mjent3Ey

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).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.