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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140473
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Aironet Access Points Protected Management Frames User Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:A vulnerability in the handling of 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PAF);by Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid;user connection to an affected device.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the handling of 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PAF)
by Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid
user connection to an affected device.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability exists because the affected device does not properly
validate 802.11w PAF disassociation and deauthentication frames that it receives. An attacker could exploit this
vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PAF frame from a valid, authenticated client on an adjacent network to
an affected device.

Vulnerability Impact:
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid
user connection to the affected device.

Solution:
See the referenced advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
2.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-12283
BugTraq ID: 101645
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101645
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039718
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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