CVE-2017-12250: cisco wide_area_application_services Resource Management Errors

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12250 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco wide_area_application_services. EPSS estimates a 3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-09-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the HTTP web interface for Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an HTTP Application Optimization (AO) related process to restart, causing a partial denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of user-supplied input parameters within an HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition due to a process unexpectedly restarting. The WAAS could drop traffic during the brief time the process is restarting. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc63048.

• CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.