VDB-54676 · CVE-2010-2841 · BID 43065

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software up to 4.0.179.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software up to 4.0.179.7. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2841. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software up to 4.0.179.7 (Wireless LAN Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) software 4.2 before 4.2.209.0; 4.2M before 4.2.207.54M; 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 before 6.0.196.0; and 5.2 before 5.2.193.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted HTTP packets that trigger invalid arguments to the emweb component, aka Bug ID CSCtd16938.

The weakness was released 09/10/2010 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2841 since 07/23/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.0.179.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 43065†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27087†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54682, VDB-54681, VDB-54678 and VDB-54677. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireless LAN Controller Software 4.0.179.8

Timelineinfo

07/23/2010 🔍
09/08/2010 +47 days 🔍
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09/10/2010 +2 days 🔍
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09/13/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1648 days 🔍
03/04/2017 +716 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54676
SecurityFocus: 43065 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller HTTP Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27087 - [cisco-sa-20100908-wlc] Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 03/04/2017 15:14
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (50), 03/04/2017 15:14 (11)
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