Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 7.4.1.54 mDNS Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 7.4.1.54. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component mDNS Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1141. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 7.4.1.54 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component mDNS Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mDNS snooping functionality on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.4.1.54 and earlier does not properly manage buffers, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted mDNS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue04153.

The weakness was published 02/27/2013 as CVE-2013-1141 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The public release has been coordinated with Cisco. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1141 since 01/11/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading 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 OSVDB (90781†), Secunia (SA52398†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028232†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/27/2013 +47 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CVE-2013-1141
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7845
Secunia: 52398 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller mDNS snooping Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 90781
SecurityTracker: 1028232

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2013 11:19
Updated: 05/04/2018 09:04
Changes: 03/04/2013 11:19 (55), 05/04/2018 09:04 (7)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:AD3:103

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