Improper input validation in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller - CVE-2017-12282
Published: November 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9090
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12282
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an Layer 2 RF-adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) ingress frame processing functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers due to incomplete input validation of of ANQP query frames. An remote attacker can send a malformed ANQP query frame that is on an RF-adjacent network and cause the device to restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) ingress frame processing functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers due to incomplete input validation of of ANQP query frames. An remote attacker can send a malformed ANQP query frame that is on an RF-adjacent network and cause the device to restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12282
Cubersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.