Buffer overflow in Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco WebEx Meetings Player - CVE-2018-15414
Published: September 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14811
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15414
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Meeting Server
Cisco WebEx Meetings Player
Cisco Meeting Server
Cisco WebEx Meetings Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ARF file, trick the victim into opening it with Cisco Webex Player, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15414
Install updates from vendor's website.