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CVE-2017-12280 Details

Description

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Discovery Request parsing functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of fields in CAPWAP Discovery Request packets by the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted CAPWAP Discovery Request packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb95842.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-wlc3 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101646 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039723 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-wlc3 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101646 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cisco wireless lan controller software
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
cisco wireless lan controller
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-12280
NVD Published Date:
Nov 2, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-12280 Details - Not Deferred