CVE-2020-3559
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CVE-2020-3559 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.6/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of clients that are trying to connect to the AP. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of clients that are trying to connect to the AP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending authentication requests from multiple clients to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Wireless Lan Controller | >= 8.9, < 8.10.112.0 |
| Cisco | Business Access Points | >= 10.0, < 10.1.1.0 |
| Cisco | Access Points | < 16.12.4a |
| Cisco | Aironet Access Point Software | 8.5\(151.0\) |
| Cisco | Aironet Access Point Software | 17.2.0.26 |
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