CVE-2009-2976

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Point (AP) devices send the contents of certain multicast data frames in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to discover Wireless LAN Controller MAC addresses and IP addresses, and AP configuration details, by sniffing the wireless network.

Affected products

Cisco Aironet Ap1100: all versions
Cisco Aironet Ap1200: all versions

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022774
http://www.airmagnet.com/assets/AM_Technote_SkyJack_082509.pdf
http://www.airmagnet.com/news/press_releases/2009/08252009.php
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022774
http://www.airmagnet.com/assets/AM_Technote_SkyJack_082509.pdf
http://www.airmagnet.com/news/press_releases/2009/08252009.php

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