Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
CVE-2013-1235

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
7500 Wireless Lan Controller
4404 Wireless Lan Controller
Wireless Lan Controller
2000 Wireless Lan Controller
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 May 2013

Summary

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices exhibit a vulnerability in how they manage resource consumption for terminated TELNET sessions. This weakness can be exploited by remote attackers who, by establishing numerous TELNET connections and abruptly terminating them, can cause a significant denial of service, disrupting normal operations. This behavior is documented under Bug ID CSCug35507, affecting multiple versions of the Cisco WLC.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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