VDB-90893 · CVE-2016-6361 · BID 92508

Cisco Aironet 8.2/8.3 AMPDU input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Aironet 8.2/8.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AMPDU Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6361. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Aironet 8.2/8.3 (Wireless LAN Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component AMPDU Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 08/17/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160817-aap / CSCuz56288 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6361 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2.121.0 or 8.3.102.0 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 SecurityFocus (BID 92508†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036648†). See VDB-90895 and VDB-90894 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aironet 8.2.121.0/8.3.102.0

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07/26/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160817-aap / CSCuz56288
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90893
SecurityFocus: 92508 - Cisco Aironet Access Points CVE-2016-6361 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036648

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2016 22:54
Updated: 09/14/2022 09:21
Changes: 08/20/2016 22:54 (58), 03/31/2019 11:15 (12), 09/14/2022 09:21 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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