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CVE-2007-2039

6.1 · MEDIUM

The Network Processing Unit (NPU) in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) before 3.2.171.5, 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, and 4.1.x allows remote attackers on a local wireless network to cause a denia…

Published Apr 16, 2007ciscoCWE-399EPSS 1.21%

Overview

CVE-2007-2039 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco wireless_lan_controller_software. It was published on April 16, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The Network Processing Unit (NPU) in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) before 3.2.171.5, 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, and 4.1.x allows remote attackers on a local wireless network to cause a denial of service (loss of packet forwarding) via (1) crafted SNAP packets, (2) malformed 802.11 traffic, or (3) packets with certain header length values, aka Bug IDs CSCsg15901 and CSCsh10841.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update wireless_lan_controller_software to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
ciscowireless_lan_controller_software>= 3.2, < 3.2.171.5Affected

References

Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017908Refwww.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070412-wlc.shtmlRefwww.osvdb.org/34137Refwww.osvdb.org/34139Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/23461Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1368Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33609Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017908Refwww.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070412-wlc.shtmlRefwww.osvdb.org/34137

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2039?

CVE-2007-2039 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco wireless_lan_controller_software. It was published on April 16, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-2039?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-2039?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update wireless_lan_controller_software to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-2039?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-2039 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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