Memory leak in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20251

 

Memory leak in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20251

Published: September 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81284
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20251
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the memory buffer. A remote attacker on the local network can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


Affected software

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software
Virtual Wireless LAN Controller (vWLC)
Cisco Mobility Express

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20251

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software - update to 8.10.190.0

External References

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