Buffer overflow in Cisco Catalyst 9800
CVE-2021-34770
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs during the validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.030 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34770?
- CVE-2021-34770 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst 9800, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2021-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34770?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.