Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1 DHCP resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DHCP. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-7997. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1 (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DHCP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2014 as CSCtn16281 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7997 since 10/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98691), SecurityTracker (ID 1031218†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47076†). tools.cisco.com is providing further details. The entry VDB-68208 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCtn16281
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-7997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68207
X-Force: 98691 - Cisco Aironet Access Points DHCP denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031218 - Cisco Aironet DHCP Lease Renewal Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 47076 - Cisco IOS on Aironet Access Points Remote DoS via a Very Short DHCP Leases Use, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2014 09:28
Updated: 02/24/2022 20:37
Changes: 11/17/2014 09:28 (44), 06/12/2017 08:12 (22), 02/24/2022 20:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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