CVE-2014-0701

7.8 · HIGH

Published Mar 6, 2014 cisco CWE-399 EPSS 1.34% (69th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-0701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco wireless_lan_controller_software. It was published on March 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.0 before 7.0.250.0, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 before 7.4.110.0 do not properly deallocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending WebAuth login requests at a high rate, aka Bug ID CSCuf52361.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update wireless_lan_controller_software to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
cisco	wireless_lan_controller	0	Affected

References

Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140305-wlc Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140305-wlc

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0701?

CVE-2014-0701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco wireless_lan_controller_software. It was published on March 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0701?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-0701?

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