CVE-2018-0442
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-17 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 21:57
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol Information Disclosure Vulnerability
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105664Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041923Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-wlc-capwap-memory-leakVendor Advisory
Impacted products
CiscoCisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
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