CVE-2016-1460 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers by sending crafted wireless management frames.
- 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-2016-1460?
CVE-2016-1460 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 28 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.4(121.0) and 8.0(0.30220.385) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted wireless management frames, aka Bug ID CSCun92979.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1460 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-2016-1460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hcg-ggr3-r72m.