What is CVE-2016-6448?

CVE-2016-6448 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Meeting Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-6448?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Meeting Server

CVE-2016-6448

A vulnerability in the Session Description Protocol (SDP) parser of Cisco Meeting Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. This vulnerability affects the following products: Cisco Meeting Server releases prior to Release 2.0.3, Acano Server releases 1.9.x prior to Release 1.9.5, Acano Server releases 1.8.x prior to Release 1.8.17. More Information: CSCva76004. Known Affected Releases: 1.8.x 1.92.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.040 (89.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Meeting_server — versions 1.8.15, 1.8_base, 1.9.0
N/a Cisco Meeting Server Before 2.0.3 And Acano 1.9.5 — versions Cisco Meeting Server before 2.0.3 and Acano Server before 1.9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6448?: CVE-2016-6448 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Meeting Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-6448?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.