Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1 EAP Debugging access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1. This affects an unknown function of the component EAP Debugging. The manipulation with the input debug dot11 aaa ... results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-7998. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Aironet Access Point 12.4(25d)JA1 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component EAP Debugging. The manipulation with the input value debug dot11 aaa ... leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS on Aironet access points, when "dot11 aaa authenticator" debugging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed EAP packet, aka Bug ID CSCul15509.

The weakness was presented 11/14/2014 by Timo Warns with Airbus as CSCul15509 as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-7998 since 10/08/2014. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98692), SecurityFocus (BID 71102†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031219†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47077†). See VDB-68207 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCul15509
Researcher: Timo Warns
Organization: Airbus
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-7998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68208
X-Force: 98692 - Cisco IOS running on Aironet Access Points denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71102 - Cisco Aironet Access Points CVE-2014-7998 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031219 - Cisco Aironet EAP Processing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 47077 - Cisco IOS on Aironet Access Points Remote DoS via a Malformed EAP Packet, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2014 10:42
Updated: 06/12/2017 08:12
Changes: 11/17/2014 10:42 (69), 06/12/2017 08:12 (4)
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