Cisco Aironet Telnet denial of service
| cisco-aironet-telnet-dos (8788) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Aironet Access Point and Cisco Aironet Bridge are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, if Telnet access is enabled. If a remote attacker attempts to access the device using Telnet and an invalid username and password, the attacker can cause the device to reboot.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest software version (11.21 or later), as listed in Cisco Security Advisory, April 9, 2002. See References.
References:
- Cisco Systems Inc. Security Advisory, 2002 April 09 16:00 (UTC +0000): Aironet Telnet Vulnerability.
- BID-4461: Cisco Aironet Telnet Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0545: Cisco Aironet before 11.21 with Telnet enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a series of login attempts with invalid usernames and passwords.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Aironet AP340 11.21
- Cisco Aironet AP350 11.21
- Cisco Aironet Bridge 350
Reported:
Apr 09, 2002
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