CVE-2016-6376

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: September 02, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) feature on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices before 8.0.140.0, 8.1.x and 8.2.x before 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed wIPS packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz40263.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716
Source: psirt@cisco.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036720
Source: psirt@cisco.com
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036720
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

cisco

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