CVE-2016-1363
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software...
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software 7.2 through 7.4 before 7.4.140.0(MD) and 7.5 through 8.0 before 8.0.115.0(ED) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCus25617.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software 7.2 through 7.4 before 7.4.140.0(MD) and 7.5 through 8.0 before 8.0.115.0(ED) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCus25617.
- Record
CVE-2016-1363- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software 7.2 through 7.4 before 7.4.140.0(MD) and 7.5 through 8.0 before 8.0.115.0(ED) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCus25617.
- Record
CVE-2016-1363- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2462 No score
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software 7.2 through 7.4 before 7.4.140.0(MD) and 7.5 through 8.0 before 8.0.115.0(ED) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCus25617.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2462- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49cg-6fc4-5qhm
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software...
Buffer overflow in the redirection functionality in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software 7.2 through 7.4 before 7.4.140.0(MD) and 7.5 through 8.0 before 8.0.115.0(ED) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCus25617.
- Record
GHSA-49cg-6fc4-5qhm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1363 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published April 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.58%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.