Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0 MLDv2 Packet resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0. This affects an unknown part of the component MLDv2 Packet Handler. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0705. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component MLDv2 Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The multicast listener discovery (MLD) service on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 before 7.4.121.0, and 7.5, when MLDv2 Snooping is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed IPv6 MLDv2 packet, aka Bug ID CSCuh74233.

The weakness was presented 03/05/2014 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20140305-wlc as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0705 since 01/02/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malformed MLDv2 packet to a multicast-enabled network that the Cisco WLC is listening for. An exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a critical error on the WLC, resulting in a DoS condition while the device restarts.

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 (91606), Tenable (73018), SecurityFocus (BID 65982†), Secunia (SA57128†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43489†). See VDB-12494, VDB-12495, VDB-12496 and VDB-12497 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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-2014-0705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12498

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X-Force: 91606 - Multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers MLD denial of service, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65982 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2014-0705 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57128 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Multiple Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilit, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43489 - [cisco-sa-20140305-wlc] Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Remote DoS via an IPv6 MLDv2 Packet - CVE-2014-0705, 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 09:36 (3), 05/07/2026 03:48 (15)
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