CVE-2016-1419 Denial of service in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Access Points by sending crafted ARP packets, requiring a software patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1419?

CVE-2016-1419 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Access Point devices with software 8.2(102.43) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuy55803.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1419?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1419 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-2016-1419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3v3-w6jf-575f.

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