CVE-2017-12369: cisco webex_meetings

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12369 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) vulnerability in cisco webex_meetings. EPSS estimates a 2.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 30-11-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A "Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability" exists in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a user with a malicious ARF or WRF file via email or URL and convincing the user to launch the file. Exploitation of this could cause an affected player to crash and, in some cases, could allow arbitrary code execution on the system of a targeted user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve30208, CSCve30214, CSCve30268.

• 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.
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.