CVE-2013-1235: Medium severity cisco 2000 wireless lan controller vulnerability
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices do not properly address the resource consumption of terminated TELNET sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TELNET outage) by making many TELNET connections and improperly ending these connections, aka Bug ID CSCug35507.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2013-1235?
CVE-2013-1235 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1235?
To mitigate CVE-2013-1235, apply the recommended patches provided by Cisco for the affected Wireless LAN Controller models.
What devices are affected by CVE-2013-1235?
CVE-2013-1235 affects several models of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers including 2100, 2500, 4400, and 8500 series.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-1235 enable?
CVE-2013-1235 enables remote attackers to create a denial of service condition by exhausting resources through multiple TELNET connections.
Is CVE-2013-1235 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2013-1235 is a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit the flaw without local access.