CVE-2012-3053

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-06-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format (ARF) player T27 L through SP11 EP26, T27 LB through SP21 EP10, T27 LC before SP25 EP11, T27 LD before SP32 CP2, and T28 L10N before SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ARF file, aka Bug ID CSCtz72985.

Affected products

Cisco Webex Advanced Recording Format Player: from 27.11.0 through 27.11.26; from 27.21.0 through 27.21.10; from 27.25.0 before 27.25.11; from 27.32.0 before 27.32.2; from 28.0.0 before 28.0.1 — fixed in 27.25.11, 27.32.2, 28.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Webex Advanced Recording Format Player 27.25.11, 27.32.2, 28.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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