CVE-2020-3262

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol handler of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on 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 restart, resulting in a DoS condition.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
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-wlc-capwap-dos-Y2sD9uEw vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-3262?
CVE-2020-3262 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-3262?
To fix CVE-2020-3262, 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-2020-3262 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-3262 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-3262?
CVE-2020-3262 affects Cisco Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.
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