CVE-2017-12360 Denial of service in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player
An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a malicious WRF file in the Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12360?
CVE-2017-12360 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player, published on 30 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a user with a malicious WRF file via email or URL and convincing the user to open the file. A successful exploit could cause an affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco WebEx Business Suite meeting sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings sites, and Cisco WebEx WRF players. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve30294, CSCve30301.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12360?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12360?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12360 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-2017-12360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mc3f-xxmw-v7w9.