CVE-2017-12222

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12222
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-29 01:34:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the wireless controller manager of Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a restart of the switch and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted association request. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the switch to restart. This vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 switches running IOS XE Software versions 16.1 through 16.3.3, and acting as wireless LAN controllers (WLC). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd45069.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS XE on Cisco Catalyst Switch WLC Association Request Processing Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Restart - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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