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

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player and Webex Player on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-1639. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player and Webex Player on Windows (Unified Communication Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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 presented 01/23/2019 by Kushal Arvind Shah with Zero Day Initiative as cisco-sa-20190123-webex-rce as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-1639 since 12/06/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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†). See VDB-130216, VDB-130217, VDB-130219 and VDB-130220 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/06/2018 🔍01/23/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20190123-webex-rce
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-1639 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1639
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130218
SecurityFocus: 106704 - Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/24/2019 15:24Updated: 07/03/2023 11:24
Changes: 01/24/2019 15:24 (62), 05/05/2020 20:30 (5), 07/03/2023 11:24 (14)
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