CVE-2021-1373 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 8.6 Published 24 Mar 2021 Updated 8 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed CAPWAP packets to Cisco Catalyst 9000 Wireless Controllers.

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-2021-1373?

CVE-2021-1373 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 24 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Weakness: CWE-126

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1373?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1373 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-2021-1373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m962-hc84-g96g.