CVE-2018-0457
Cisco Webex Player WRF Files Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a link or email attachment with a malicious WRF file and persuading the user to open the file in the Cisco Webex Player. A successful exploit could cause the affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details section of this security advisory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a link or email attachment with a malicious WRF file and persuading the user to open the file in the Cisco Webex Player. A successful exploit could cause the affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details section of this security advisory.
- Record
CVE-2018-0457- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco Webex Player WRF Files Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a link or email attachment with a malicious WRF file and persuading the user to open the file in the Cisco Webex Player. A successful exploit could cause the affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details section of this security advisory.
- Record
CVE-2018-0457- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1280 No score
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a link or email attachment with a malicious WRF file and persuading the user to open the file in the Cisco Webex Player. A successful exploit could cause the affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details section of this security advisory.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1280- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j74-vrxp-gj59
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an...
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Player for Webex Recording Format (WRF) files could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a link or email attachment with a malicious WRF file and persuading the user to open the file in the Cisco Webex Player. A successful exploit could cause the affected player to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details section of this security advisory.
- Record
GHSA-9j74-vrxp-gj59- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-0457 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cisco Webex Wrf Player, published October 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.