VDB-66707 · CVE-2014-2121 · BID 66283

Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2121. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (Groupware Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Java-based software in Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (closing of TCP ports) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug IDs CSCug77633, CSCug77667, CSCug78266, CSCug82795, and CSCuh58643.

The weakness was disclosed 03/18/2014 with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2121 since 02/25/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 05/08/2026).

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 66283†). The entry VDB-66708 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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02/25/2014 🔍
03/18/2014 +21 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +371 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66707
SecurityFocus: 66283 - Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution CVE-2014-2121 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1029933

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 12:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (45), 02/27/2018 03:02 (6), 02/03/2022 21:36 (3), 05/08/2026 12:44 (15)
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