Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst CW9800 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the processing of Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) packets of Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst CW9800 Family could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of a malformed CAPWAP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS …
- Scope: This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software, regardless of device configuration:
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
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