# CVE-2017-12282: A vulnerability in the Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) ingress frame processing functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers could a


- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgqv-j65h-2xj9

## What is CVE-2017-12282?

CVE-2017-12282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 2 Nov 2017. 

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) ingress frame processing functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, Layer 2 RF-adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of ANQP query frames by the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed ANQP query frame to an affected device that is on an RF-adjacent network. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco WLC Software and are configured to support Hotspot 2.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve05779.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12282?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software

- [CVE-2007-2036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2036/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1363/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-6314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6314/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-2842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2842/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2010-2843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2843/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12282 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, published on 2 Nov 2017. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12282/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12282
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12282
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12282

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