Networking Component Vulnerability in Cisco Access Point Software
CVE-2023-20176

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller)
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 September 2023

What is CVE-2023-20176?

A vulnerability in the networking component of Cisco access point software allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause temporary service disruption. By connecting to the access point as a wireless client and transmitting excessive traffic for a prolonged duration, the attacker can exploit this weakness. This leads to the tearing down and resetting of the Datagram TLS (DTLS) session, ultimately resulting in a denial of service condition.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.10.170.0

Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller) 16.10.1e

Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller) 16.10.1

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/C...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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