Vulnerability identifier: #VU9094

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12279

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Aironet
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the packet processing code of Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points due to insufficient condition checks that are performed when the device adds padding to egress packets. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted IP packet and retrieve content from memory.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Aironet: 3700 Series

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External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-iosap

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.