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CVE-2009-2879

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2879 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the atas32.dll component of the Cisco WebEx WRF Player across multiple versions for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted WebEx Recording Format (WRF) file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
26.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
26.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
26.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
27.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:27.00:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
27.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:27.00:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0513 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscopatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

secunia.com / advisories/37810
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54841
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewAlert.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewIpsSignature.x
PatchVendor Advisory
cisco.com / en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b0a577.shtml
PatchVendor Advisory
fortiguard.com / advisory/FGA-2009-48.html
fortiguard.com / encyclopedia/vulnerability/cisco.webex.player.atas32.heap.overflow.html
osvdb.org / 61129
securityfocus.com / bid/37352
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3574
PatchVendor Advisory