CVE-2016-1483 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by repeatedly accessing the account-validation component in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1483?
CVE-2016-1483 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Server, published on 19 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server 2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by repeatedly accessing the account-validation component of an unspecified service, aka Bug ID CSCuy92704.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Webex Meetings Server.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-1483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Meetings Server
- CVE-2017-12367 Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx Recording Format and Advanced Recording Format Players
- CVE-2015-0589 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-3794 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server 2.6
- CVE-2016-1448 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2016-1446 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qp9-rm5p-w9wp.