VDB-130219 · CVE-2019-1640 · BID 106704

Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player/Webex Player on Windows memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player and Webex Player on Windows (Unified Communication Software) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Microsoft Windows and the Cisco Webex Player for Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability exist because the affected software improperly validates Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and Webex Recording Format (WRF) files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a malicious ARF or WRF file via a link or email attachment and persuading the user to open the file with the affected software. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2019. The weakness was shared 01/23/2019 by Kushal Arvind Shah with Zero Day Initiative as cisco-sa-20190123-webex-rce as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1640 since 12/06/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/03/2023).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371596 (Cisco Webex Network Recording Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities(cisco-sa-20190123-webex-rce)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106704†). The entries VDB-130216, VDB-130217, VDB-130218 and VDB-130220 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
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01/23/2019 +48 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190123-webex-rce
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-1640 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106704 - Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2019 03:24 PM
Updated: 07/03/2023 11:32 AM
Changes: 01/24/2019 03:24 PM (62), 05/05/2020 08:33 PM (5), 07/03/2023 11:32 AM (14)
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