Telepresence Multipoint Switch Software
CVE-2012-2486
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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1DescriptionCVE.org
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.9.0, Cisco TelePresence Immersive Endpoint Devices before 1.9.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging certain adjacency and sending a malformed CDP packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtz40953, CSCtz40947, CSCtz40965, and CSCtz40953.
AnalysisAI
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.9.0, Cisco TelePresence Immersive Endpoint Devices before 1.9.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.9.0, Cisco TelePresence Immersive Endpoint Devices before 1.9.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging certain adjacency and sending a malformed CDP packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtz40953, CSCtz40947, CSCtz40965, and CSCtz40953. Affected products include: Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch Software, Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch, Cisco Telepresence System Software, Cisco Telepresence System 1300 65, Cisco Telepresence System 3000. Version information: before 1.9.0.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.
Same weakness CWE-94 – Code Injection
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