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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 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.

Published

2017-09-29T01:34:48.560

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-399
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.3 Yes
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