Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0 Ethernet 802.11 Ethernet Frame resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Ethernet 802.11 Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Ethernet Frame results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0707. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0 (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Ethernet 802.11 Handler. The manipulation as part of a Ethernet Frame leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 before 7.4.110.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted 802.11 Ethernet frame, aka Bug ID CSCuf80681.

The weakness was published 03/05/2014 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20140305-wlc as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The public release has been coordinated with Cisco. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0707 since 01/02/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73018 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (cisco-sa-20140305-wlc)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38638 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities.). The advisory illustrates:

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Ethernet 802.11 frame. Repeated exploitation may result in a sustained DoS condition.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com. Applying the patch cisco-sa-20140305-wlc is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at tools.cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91603), Tenable (73018), SecurityFocus (BID 65986†), Secunia (SA57128†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43491†). Similar entries are available at VDB-12494, VDB-12496, VDB-12497 and VDB-12498. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

Cisco

Name

Wireless LAN Controller

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73018
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (cisco-sa-20140305-wlc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tools.cisco.com
Patch: cisco-sa-20140305-wlc

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20140305-wlc
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12495

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X-Force: 91603 - Multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Ethernet 802.11 denial of service, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65986 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2014-0707 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57128 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Multiple Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilit, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43491 - [cisco-sa-20140305-wlc] Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Remote DoS via a Crafted 802.11 Ethernet Frame - CVE-2014-0707, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2014 08:50
Updated: 05/07/2026 03:48
Changes: 03/07/2014 08:50 (52), 05/22/2017 11:01 (35), 06/15/2021 09:29 (3), 05/07/2026 03:48 (15)
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