CVE-2017-12369
CriticalSummary
A 'Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability' exists in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for ARF and WRF files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a user with a malicious ARF or WRF file, leading to player crashes or arbitrary code execution on the user's system.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a risk of application crashes and potential remote code execution, which could compromise the user's system. Organizations should be aware of the threats associated with opening unknown files.
Recommendation
It is recommended that users do not open ARF and WRF files from unknown sources and that IT administrators monitor and update Cisco WebEx software to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
A "Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability" exists in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a user with a malicious ARF or WRF file via email or URL and convincing the user to launch the file. Exploitation of this could cause an affected player to crash and, in some cases, could allow arbitrary code execution on the system of a targeted user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve30208, CSCve30214, CSCve30268.