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 categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Ethernet 802.11 Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Ethernet Frame can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0706. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0 (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Ethernet 802.11 Handler. The manipulation as part of a Ethernet Frame leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.2 before 7.2.115.2, 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 CSCue87929.

The weakness was released 03/05/2014 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20140305-wlc as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0706 since 01/02/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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.).

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 (91604), Tenable (73018), SecurityFocus (BID 65985†), Secunia (SA57128†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43490†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12494, VDB-12495, VDB-12497 and VDB-12498. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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-2014-0706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12496

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X-Force: 91604 - Multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Ethernet frames denial of service, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65985 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2014-0706 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57128 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Multiple Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilit, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43490 - [cisco-sa-20140305-wlc] Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Remote DoS via a Crafted 802.11 Ethernet Frame - CVE-2014-0706, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2014 08:50
Updated: 05/07/2026 03:48
Changes: 03/07/2014 08:50 (51), 05/22/2017 11:00 (35), 06/15/2021 09:29 (3), 05/07/2026 03:48 (15)
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