A vulnerability in the implementation of Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) functionality in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition
Published May 2, 2018
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.83%
Description
A vulnerability in the implementation of Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) functionality in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) frames that pass through the data plane of an affected access point. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by initiating a PPTP connection to an affected access point from a device that is registered to the same wireless network as the access point and sending a malicious GRE frame through the data plane of the access point. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the NSS core process on the affected access point to crash, which would cause the access point to reload and result in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points that are running Cisco Mobility Express Software Release 8.4.100.0, 8.5.103.0, or 8.5.105.0 and are configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf73890.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access PointsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points | n/a |
|
- 8.4\(100.0\)
- 8.5\(103.0\)
- 8.5\(105.0\)
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 29, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03828) | 89.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03957) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01907) | 82.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 69.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 74.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 72.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 76.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00924) | 80.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 81.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01009) | 81.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00909) | 80.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 80.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.20th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.32th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104081 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040820 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-ap-ptp x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-airo-pptp-dos vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104081 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-ap-ptp | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-airo-pptp-dos | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO |
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