CVE-2012-6026: cisco aironet_access_point_software

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6026 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in cisco aironet_access_point_software. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-03-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.