Buffer overflow in Cisco Meeting Server - CVE-2017-12264
Published: October 4, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8692
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12264
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Meeting Server
Cisco Meeting Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing HTTP requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send malicious HTTP packet to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the Web Admin Server.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12264
Install updates from vendor's website (version 2.2.4 or later).