CVE-2009-2875

Buffer overflow in atas32.dll in the Cisco WebEx WRF Player 26.x before 26.49.32 for Windows, 27.x before 27.10.x for Windows, 26.x before 26.49.35 for Mac OS X and Linux, and 27.x before 27.11.8 for Mac OS X and Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WebEx Recording Format (WRF) file.

Published: 2009-12-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2875 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2875

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 3.10% 2.46% -0.64%
2 2025-03-29 2.46% 3.10% +0.64%
3 2025-03-17 2.46%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2875

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2875

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2875

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco webex 26.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cisco webex 26.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
cisco webex 26.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:26.00:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cisco webex 27.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:27.00:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cisco webex 27.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:27.00:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
cisco webex 27.00 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex:27.00:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2875

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37810 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023360
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19499 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=22660&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=22661&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=22662&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=22663&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=22799&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewIpsSignature.x?signatureId=23040&signatureSubId=0&softwareVersion=6.0&releaseVersion=S456 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b0a577.shtml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2009-48.html
http://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/vulnerability/cisco.webex.player.atas32.dos.html
http://www.osvdb.org/61125
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37352
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3574 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54841
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