CVE-2017-12280

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 vendorWireless LAN Controller SoftwareWireless LAN Controller

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

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

All versions
cisco-wireless-lan-controller (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101646
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039723

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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