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CVE-2017-12222

A vulnerability in the wireless controller manager of Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to

A 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00256
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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cisco ios xeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Sep 2017 · 01:34 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101035Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039458Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-ios-xeVendor Advisory
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