CVE-2016-6376: Medium severity cisco wireless lan controller software vulnerability

Published Sep 2, 2016
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Updated

The Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) feature on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices before 8.0.140.0, 8.1.x and 8.2.x before 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed wIPS packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz40263.

Affected Software

95 affected components
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.0_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.1.59.24
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.1.105.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.1.111.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.78.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.116.21
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.150.6
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.150.10
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.171.5
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.171.6
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.185.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.193.5
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.2.195.10
Cisco wireless LAN controller=3.6.0e
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.108
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.155.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.155.5
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.179.8
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.179.11
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.196
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.206.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.217.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.0.219.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.1.171.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.1.181.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.1.185.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.1_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.61.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.99.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.112.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.117.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.130.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.173.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.174.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.176.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2.182.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=4.2_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.0.148.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.0.148.2
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.1.151.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.1.152.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.1.160.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.2.157.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=5.2.169.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=6.0_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.0_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.1_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.2_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.3.101.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.3.103.8
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.3.112
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.3_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4.1.1
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4.100
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4.100.60
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4.110.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4.121.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.4_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.5.102.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.5.102.11
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.5_base
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.6.1.62
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.6.100.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.6.110.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.6.120.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=7.6.130.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.0.30220.385
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.72.140
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.100
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.115.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.120.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.0.121.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.1.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.1.104.37
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.1.111.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.1.122.0
Cisco wireless LAN controller=8.1.130.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 6.0=182.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 6.0=188.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 6.0=196.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 6.0=199.4
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 6.0=202.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=98.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=98.218
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=116.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=220.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=240.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=250.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.0=252.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.1=91.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.2=103.0
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.4=1.19
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.4=1.54
Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 7.4=140.0

Event History

Sep 2, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6376?

CVE-2016-6376 has a critical severity level due to its potential to cause a denial of service, leading to device restarts.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-6376?

To mitigate CVE-2016-6376, upgrade your Cisco Wireless LAN Controller to versions 8.0.140.0, 8.2.121.0, or 8.3.102.0 or later.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2016-6376?

CVE-2016-6376 affects multiple versions of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers prior to specified patched versions.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2016-6376?

The impact of CVE-2016-6376 is that an attacker could exploit it to send malformed packets causing the device to restart.

5

Can CVE-2016-6376 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-6376 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending crafted packets to the affected devices.

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