CVE-2012-2486 Code injection in n/a

High 8.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cisco TelePresence devices by sending malformed CDP packets from an adjacent network.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2486?

CVE-2012-2486 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.9.0, Cisco TelePresence Immersive Endpoint Devices before 1.9.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging certain adjacency and sending a malformed CDP packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtz40953, CSCtz40947, CSCtz40965, and CSCtz40953.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2486?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Cisco Telepresence Manager, Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch, Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch Software, Cisco Telepresence Recording Server, Cisco Telepresence System 1300 65, Cisco Telepresence System 3000 and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2486?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2012-2486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7jm-64r8-c5vp.

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