What is CVE-2016-6363?

CVE-2016-6363 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet_access_point_software, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-6363?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Aironet_access_point_software

CVE-2016-6363

The rate-limit feature in the 802.11 protocol implementation on Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 devices with software before 8.2.121.0 and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Aironet_access_point_software — versions 8.1\(15.14\), 8.1\(112.3\), 8.1\(112.4\)
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6363?: CVE-2016-6363 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet_access_point_software, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-6363?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.