CVE-2017-12256 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Akamai Connect feature of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliances. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by directing clients to access a malformed file, causing the device to crash or hang. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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