Cisco Wireless LAN Controller up to 7.2 HTTP Profiling Feature memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller up to 7.2 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Profiling Feature. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-1104. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller up to 7.2 (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component HTTP Profiling Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The HTTP Profiling functionality on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.3.101.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP User-Agent header, aka Bug ID CSCuc15636.
The weakness was published 01/23/2013 by Darren Johnson (Agent) with Cisco as cisco-sa-20130123-wlc as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The public release has been coordinated with Cisco. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1104 since 01/11/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70124 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (cisco-sa-20130123-wlc)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.
Upgrading to version 7.0.235.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81489), Tenable (70124), SecurityFocus (BID 57524†), OSVDB (89533†) and Secunia (SA51965†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7463, VDB-7464 and VDB-63424. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 70124
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (cisco-sa-20130123-wlc)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireless LAN Controller 7.0.235.3
Timeline
01/11/2013 🔍01/23/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20130123-wlc
Researcher: Darren Johnson (Agent)
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7465
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X-Force: 81489 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers HTTP Profiling code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 57524 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51965 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 89533
SecurityTracker: 1028027 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Remote Authenticated Users Modify the Configuration and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38175 - [cisco-sa-20130123-wlc] Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Remote Code Execution - CVE-2013-1104, High
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Entry
Created: 01/28/2013 17:45Updated: 04/22/2021 14:45
Changes: 01/28/2013 17:45 (87), 04/24/2017 09:53 (2), 04/22/2021 14:45 (3)
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