CVE-2014-2168: cisco telepresence_tc_software

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2168 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in cisco telepresence_tc_software. EPSS estimates a 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-05-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Cisco TelePresence TC Software 4.x and 5.x and TE Software 4.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS response packets, aka Bug ID CSCty44804.

• 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.