Wireless management frame processing flaw - CVE-2016-1460
Published: July 28, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU230
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1460
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the affected device.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient handling of wireless management frames. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions on the target device by sending crafted wireless management frames to the device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient handling of wireless management frames. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions on the target device by sending crafted wireless management frames to the device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
Affected software
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1460
Patch for this vulnerability is avaliable through the Cisco Bug Search Tool.