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    CVE-2017-12279

    A vulnerability in the packet processing code of Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to retrieve content from memory on an affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to insufficient condition checks that are performed by the affected device when the device adds padding to egress packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve content from memory on the affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc21581.

    Published:Nov 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00115
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet Ap
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet Ap Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High