CVE-2021-1439

high

Description

A vulnerability in the multicast DNS (mDNS) gateway feature of Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming mDNS traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted mDNS packet to an affected device through a wireless network that is configured in FlexConnect local switching mode or through a wired network on a configured mDNS VLAN. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the access point (AP) to reboot, resulting in a DoS condition.

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aironet-mdns-dos-E6KwYuMx

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-03-24

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00107