CVE-2021-1439
moderate-risk
Published 2021-03-24
A vulnerability in the multicast DNS (mDNS) gateway feature of Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming mDNS traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted mDNS packet to an affected device through a wireless network that is configured in FlexConnect local switching mode or through a wired network on a configured mDNS VLAN. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the access point (AP) to reboot, resulting in a DoS condition.
Do I need to act?
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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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7
CVSS 7.4/10
High
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Catalyst 9800 Firmware
Affected Vendors
References (2)
30
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
23/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low