Resource exhaustion in Cisco Webex Teams

CVE-2020-3131

A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the client to crash, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The attacker needs a valid developer account to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing received adaptive cards. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an adaptive card with malicious content to an existing user of the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the targeted user's client to crash continuously. This vulnerability was introduced in Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows Release 3.0.13131.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.022 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3131?
CVE-2020-3131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Webex Teams, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-3131?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.