CVE-2012-6026 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload on Cisco Aironet Access Points via crafted HTTP requests to the HTTP Profiler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6026?
CVE-2012-6026 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP Profiler on the Cisco Aironet Access Point with software 15.2 and earlier does not properly manage buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted HTTP requests, aka Bug ID CSCuc62460.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6026?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6026?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-6026 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6026 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
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- CVE-2022-20622 Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points IP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0234 Denial of service in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points
- CVE-2016-1419 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2016-6362 Privilege escalation in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9p6-2fhx-vhgf.