CVE-2017-12279

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12279
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-02 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the packet processing code of Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to retrieve content from memory on an affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to insufficient condition checks that are performed by the affected device when the device adds padding to egress packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve content from memory on the affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc21581.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Aironet Ap - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet Ap - All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Ap Firmware - All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Ap Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points Information Disclosure Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS for Cisco Aironet Access Points IP Packet Padding Error Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS Software for Aironet Access Points CVE-2017-12279 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.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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