MEDIUM · 6.5

CVE-2017-12273

A vulnerability in 802.11 association request frame processing for the Cisco Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, Layer 2 radio frequency (RF) adjacent att...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in 802.11 association request frame processing for the Cisco Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, Layer 2 radio frequency (RF) adjacent attacker to cause the Access Point (AP) to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient frame validation of the 802.11 association request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed 802.11 association request to the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the AP to reload, resulting in a DoS condition while the AP is reloading. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products running either the Lightweight AP Software or Mobility Express image: Aironet 1560 Series Access Points, Aironet 2800 Series Access Points, Aironet 3800 Series Access Points. Note: The Cisco Aironet 1560 Series Access Point device is supported as of release 8.3.112.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve12189.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoAironet 1562 Firmware-
CiscoAironet 1562D-
CiscoAironet 1562E-
CiscoAironet 1562I-
CiscoAironet 2800 Firmware-
CiscoAironet 2800E-
CiscoAironet 2800I-
CiscoAironet 3800 Firmware-
CiscoAironet 3800E-
CiscoAironet 3800I-
CiscoAironet 3800P-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-12273?

CVE-2017-12273 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A vulnerability in 802.11 association request frame processing for the Cisco Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, Layer 2 radio frequency (RF) adjacent att...

How severe is CVE-2017-12273?

CVE-2017-12273 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-12273?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cisco Aironet 1562 Firmware, Cisco Aironet 1562D, Cisco Aironet 1562E, Cisco Aironet 1562I, Cisco Aironet 2800 Firmware.