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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106219
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Wireless LAN Controller wIPS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention;System (wIPS) implementation in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) could allow an unauthenticated,;adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the wIPS process on the WLC unexpectedly;restarts.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention
System (wIPS) implementation in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) could allow an unauthenticated,
adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the wIPS process on the WLC unexpectedly
restarts.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to lack of proper input validation of wIPS
protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed wIPS packet to the
affected device.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition when the
wIPS process on the WLC unexpectedly restarts.

Affected Software/OS:
All versions of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller prior to the first
fixed versions of 8.0.140.0, 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.102.0.

Solution:
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

CVSS Score:
6.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6376
BugTraq ID: 92716
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716
Cisco Security Advisory: 20160831 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller wIPS Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036720
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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