# CVE-2016-6361: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Aironet access points by sending a crafted AMPDU header, requiring a software upgrade.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc4m-q63q-6fc3

## What is CVE-2016-6361?

CVE-2016-6361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (AMPDU) implementation on Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 devices with software before 8.2.121.0 and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted AMPDU header, aka Bug ID CSCuz56288.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6361?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-3831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3831/): Auth bypass in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-20622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20622/): Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points IP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0234/): Denial of service in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2016-1419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1419/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-6362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6362/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6361 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6361/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6361/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6361
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6361
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6361

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