Is CVE-2010-2979 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2979 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2979?

CVE-2010-2979 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2979

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Cisco Unified Wireless Network (UWN) Solution 7.x before 7.0.98.0 on 5508 series controllers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer leak and device crash) via ARP requests that trigger an ARP storm, aka Bug ID CSCte43508.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2981)
Published: August 10, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2981 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / 5508 wireless controller
cisco / unified wireless network solution software
cisco / unified wireless network solution software

References

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/release/notes/crn7.0.html

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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