CVE-2019-15264

Cisco Aironet Access Points and Catalyst 9100 Access Points CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol implementation of Cisco Aironet and Catalyst 9100 Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper resource management during CAPWAP message processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high volume of legitimate wireless management frames within a short time to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition for clients associated with the AP.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: Cisco Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-airo-capwap-dos vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15264?
CVE-2019-15264 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15264?
To fix CVE-2019-15264, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15264 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-15264 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-15264?
CVE-2019-15264 affects Cisco Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.
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