CVE-2010-2981 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Cisco Unified Wireless Network devices by pinging a virtual interface, causing 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-2010-2981?

CVE-2010-2981 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by pinging a virtual interface, aka Bug ID CSCte55370.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2981?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Wireless Network Solution Software.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2981 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-2010-2981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j5m-w89j-c2hm.

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