Cisco AireOS up to 7.4.120.0/7.5.x/7.6.100.0 on WLC HTTP Request resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco AireOS up to 7.4.120.0/7.5.x/7.6.100.0 on WLC. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-1362. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco AireOS up to 7.4.120.0/7.5.x/7.6.100.0 on WLC (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco AireOS 4.1 through 7.4.120.0, 7.5.x, and 7.6.100.0 on Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCun86747.

The weakness was released 04/21/2016 as CSCun86747 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1362 since 01/03/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90893 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38640 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160420-wlc)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90893) and SecurityFocus (BID 86761†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-82732 and VDB-82733. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 90893
Nessus Name: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803167
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCun86747
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1362 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82731
SecurityFocus: 86761
SecurityTracker: 1035634

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2016 09:31
Updated: 10/15/2024 06:12
Changes: 04/22/2016 09:31 (59), 10/19/2018 08:13 (15), 07/26/2022 13:16 (4), 10/15/2024 06:12 (16)
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