CVE-2016-6376
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) feature on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices before 8.0.140.0, 8.1.x and 8.2.x before 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a malformed wIPS packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz40263.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (96)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.1.105.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.1.111.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.1.59.24nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.116.21nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.150.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.150.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.171.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.171.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.185.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.193.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 3.2.195.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 4.0.155.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 4.0.155.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 4.0.179.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco wireless lan controller= 4.0.179.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716cnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036720enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160831-wlc-2Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92716nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036720nvd
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