Buffer Overflow in Cisco Webex Meetings (CVE-2017-12368)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings (CVE-2017-12368). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A "Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Remote Code Execution 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: CSCve10584, CSCve10591, CSCve11503, CSCve10658, CSCve11507, CSCve10749, CSCve10744, CSCve11532, CSCve10762, CSCve10764, CSCve11538.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-12368 has been found in Cisco Webex Meetings.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco Webex Meetings CVE-2017-12368" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12368 (Cisco Webex Meetings) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 9.6
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 Meetings.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco Webex Meetings.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
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 Meetings 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
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory securitytracker.com
- patch tools.cisco.com