#VU1138 Remote code execution in Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco Meeting App - CVE-2016-6447

 

#VU1138 Remote code execution in Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco Meeting App - CVE-2016-6447

Published: November 2, 2016 / Updated: April 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1138
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6447
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Meeting Server
Cisco Meeting App
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness is due to insufficient input validation. By sending a specially crafted IPv6 data, a remote attacker can trigger a buffer underflow or memory allocation error that allows him to execute arbitrary code or reload the affected device.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.1.

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