CVE-2017-12279

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points - Unauthenticated Memory Content Disclosure via Egress Packet Padding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A 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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039720
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101643

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 44.8%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/aironet_ap_firmware
n/a/Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points
Published Nov 02, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026