Buffer Overflow in Cisco Webex Meeting Center (CVE-2017-12359)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meeting Center (CVE-2017-12359). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (.arf) files could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a user with a malicious .arf file via email or URL and convincing the user to launch the file. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow arbitrary code execution on the system of the targeted user. This vulnerability affects Cisco WebEx Business Suite meeting sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings Server, and Cisco WebEx ARF players. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve10729, CSCve10771, CSCve10779, CSCve11521, CSCve11543.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-12359 has been found in Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco Webex Meeting Center CVE-2017-12359" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12359 (Cisco Webex Meeting Center) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cisco Webex Meeting Center を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch tools.cisco.com
- web securityfocus.com