CVE-2017-12256
highpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the Akamai Connect feature of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to certain file-handling inefficiencies of the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directing client systems to access a corrupted file that the client systems cannot decompress correctly. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash or hang unexpectedly and result in a DoS condition that may require manual intervention to regain normal operating conditions. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve82472.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.1
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affected products (2)
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- cisco wide area application servicesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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references (7)
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- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCve82472Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-waascnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101180cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101180enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-waasenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101180Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-waasVendor Advisorynvd
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