CVE-2019-1920

HIGH

Cisco Aironet 3700 Series < 8.2.170.0 - DoS via 802.11r Fast Transition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the 802.11r Fast Transition (FT) implementation for Cisco IOS Access Points (APs) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected interface. The vulnerability is due to a lack of complete error handling condition for client authentication requests sent to a targeted interface configured for FT. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted authentication request traffic to the targeted interface, causing the device to restart unexpectedly.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109312

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0080
EPSS Percentile 52.0%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (7)
cisco/access_points < 8.2.170.0
cisco/aironet_3700e_firmware 15.3\(3\)jc14
cisco/aironet_3700e_firmware 15.3\(3\)jd6
cisco/aironet_3700i_firmware 15.3\(3\)jc14
cisco/aironet_3700i_firmware 15.3\(3\)jd6
cisco/aironet_3700p_firmware 15.3\(3\)jc14
cisco/aironet_3700p_firmware 15.3\(3\)jd6
Published Jul 17, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026