CVE-2017-12280
moderate-risk
Published 2017-11-02
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.64% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101646
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039723
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101646
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039723
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal