CVE-2018-0442 is a vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software
Published on October 17, 2018
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol component of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve memory contents, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to insufficient condition checks in the part of the code that handles CAPWAP keepalive requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP keepalive packet to a vulnerable Cisco WLC device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve the contents of device memory, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2018-0442 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-0442
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Affected Versions
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Version n/a is affected by CVE-2018-0442Exploit Probability
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