CVE-2017-12279

N/A
Published: November 2, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAironet ApAironet AP Firmware

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
cisco-aironet-ap (same device)
All versions

Remediation

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References (3)

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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