Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-12222
CVE-2017-12222
Description
A vulnerability in the wireless controller manager of Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a restart of the switch and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted association request. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the switch to restart. This vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 switches running IOS XE Software versions 16.1 through 16.3.3, and acting as wireless LAN controllers (WLC). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd45069.
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101035nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039458nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170927-ios-xenvdVendor Advisory
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