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

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player and Webex Player on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ARF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-1924. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player and Webex Player on Windows (Unified Communication Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component ARF File Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Microsoft Windows and Cisco Webex Player for Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerabilities exist because the affected software improperly validates Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and Webex Recording Format (WRF) files. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a user a malicious ARF or WRF file through a link or email attachment and persuading the user to open the file with the affected software on the local system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with the privileges of the targeted user.

The weakness was shared 08/07/2019 as cisco-sa-20190807-webex-player as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-1924 since 12/06/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-139660, VDB-139661, VDB-139662 and VDB-139663 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Unified Communication Software

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• Cisco

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• WebEx Network Recording Player
• Webex Player

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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