Aironet Access Point Software 8.2(102.43) Denial Of Service Vulnerability
12 Aug. 2016
Summary
Cisco Access Point devices with software 8.2(102.43) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuy55803.
Vulnerable Systems:
* Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.2(102.43)
A vulnerability exists in Cisco Access Point (AP) platforms when processing Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets that could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to inject crafted entries into the ARP table and eventually cause a reload of the affected device.
The vulnerability is due to improper processing of illegal ARP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted ARP packets to be processed by an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to inject crafted entries in the ARP table and eventually cause a reload of the device.
Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.
