#VU62351 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points - CVE-2022-20622 

 

#VU62351 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points - CVE-2022-20622

Published: April 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62351
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20622
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper rate limiting of IP packets to the management interface. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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