CVE-2017-12273
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (4)
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- n/a Cisco Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point Platforms≤ Cisco Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point Platformsenisa_euvdEU
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references (9)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039714cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-aironet1cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101655cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101655enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039714enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-aironet1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101655Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039714Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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