CVE-2010-2980 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Cisco Unified Wireless Network controllers by sending fragmented traffic, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2980?
CVE-2010-2980 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Unified Wireless Network (UWN) Solution 7.x before 7.0.98.0 on 5508 series controllers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pbuf exhaustion and device crash) via fragmented traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtd26794.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Wireless Network Solution Software.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-2980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x964-c8m2-p778.