Resource exhaustion in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server - CVE-2017-12293
Published: October 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8884
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12293
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server due to insufficient limitations on the number of connections that can be made. A remote attacker can open multiple connections to the server, trigger server resources exhausting and cause the server to reload.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12293
Update to version 2.8.1.1034.