CVE-2021-1565: cisco catalyst_9800_firmware Double Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-1565 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Double Free vulnerability in cisco catalyst_9800_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-09-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.29% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco3 products
- catalyst_9800_firmware17.3 | 17.5.1
- cisco ios xe softwaren/a
- ios_xe3.15.1xbs | 3.15.2xbs | 17.3.1 | 17.3.2 | 17.4.1 | 17.5.1
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-capwap-dos-gmNjdKOYVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO