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TI-2017-09055 Aliases CVE-2017-12279GHSA-cpcj-gq92-47mr

Information disclosure in Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points

Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00608 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access PointsCisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points Vendor— Affected Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Aironet Access Points Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_ap_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_ap_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpcj-gq92-47mr

References

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