Webex Advanced Recording Format PlayerApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-2132
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco WebEx Recording Format (WRF) player and Advanced Recording Format (ARF) player T27 LD before SP32 EP16, T28 before T28.12, and T29 before T29.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) .wrf or (2) .arf file that triggers a buffer over-read, aka Bug ID CSCuh52768.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer over-read vulnerability in Cisco WebEx WRF and ARF players (T27 LD before SP32 EP16, T28 before T28.12, T29 before T29.2) allows remote attackers to crash the application via specially crafted recording files (.wrf or .arf), causing denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Webex Advanced Recording Format PlayerApplication
= t27ld= t28= t29
Webex Recording Format PlayerApplication
= t27ld= t28= t29CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed WebEx player typeCheck if Cisco WebEx Recording Format (WRF) Player or Advanced Recording Format (ARF) Player is installed on the system via Add/Remove Programs or the program's Help > About menuAffected if Either WRF Player or ARF Player is present
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Determine the exact version numberOpen the installed WebEx player and navigate to Help > About, or check the installed programs list to obtain the full version string (e.g., t27ld, t28, or t29 with any build numbers)Affected if Version cannot be determined or does not match the listed affected versions
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Compare against affected version rangesMatch the installed version against these vulnerable ranges: T27 LD versions before SP32 EP16, T28 versions before T28.12, and T29 versions before T29.2Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: T27 LD < SP32 EP16, T28 < T28.12, or T29 < T29.2
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Assess file processing exposureDetermine if the system is configured to open or commonly processes .wrf or .arf recording files, as this vulnerability is triggered when these specially crafted files are openedAffected if The system handles .wrf or .arf files and the player version is vulnerable
The environment is affected if Cisco WebEx WRF or ARF Player is installed with a version matching T27 LD before SP32 EP16, T28 before T28.12, or T29 before T29.2, and the system processes .wrf or .arf files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDeploy the patched versions (T27 SP32 EP16, T28.12, or T29.2 and later) to all affected systems. Additionally, instruct users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected WebEx recording files from unknown sources.
Fix this in Webex Advanced Recording Format Player
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2132 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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