#VU62341 Uncaught Exception in 1000 Series Connected Grid Routers and Cisco IOS


Published: 2022-04-14

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62341

Vulnerability 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-2022-20761

CWE-ID: CWE-248

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
1000 Series Connected Grid Routers
Other software / Other software solutions
Cisco IOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of received traffic in the integrated wireless access point (AP) packet processing. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

1000 Series Connected Grid Routers: All versions

Cisco IOS: 15.9(03.00b)M03


External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cgr1k-ap-dos-mSZR4QVh


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.


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