A vulnerability in the wireless controller manager of Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a restart of the switch and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition
Published Sep 28, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.75%
Description
A vulnerability in the wireless controller manager of Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a restart of the switch and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted association request. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the switch to restart. This vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 switches running IOS XE Software versions 16.1 through 16.3.3, and acting as wireless LAN controllers (WLC). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd45069.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco IOS XE Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco IOS XEStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco IOS XE | n/a |
|
- 16.1.1
- 16.1.2
- 16.1.3
- 16.1.3a
- 16.1.4
- 16.2.1
- 16.2.2
- 16.2.2a
- 16.2.3
- 16.3.1
- 16.3.1a
- 16.3.2
- 16.3.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 53.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 53.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 42.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 48.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101035 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039458 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-ios-xe x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039458 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-ios-xe | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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