CVE-2013-1141 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 28 Feb 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote authenticated attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers by sending crafted mDNS packets due to improper buffer management.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-1141?

CVE-2013-1141 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 28 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The mDNS snooping functionality on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.4.1.54 and earlier does not properly manage buffers, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted mDNS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue04153.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1141?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Wireless Lan Controller, Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-1141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f96-f7jm-vmvm.