CVE-2012-5991 (GCVE-0-2012-5991)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-19 11:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:22
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Summary
screens/base/web_auth_custom.html on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.2.110.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a certain buttonClicked value in an internal webauth_type request, aka Bug ID CSCud50209.
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CWE
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