Before playing/viewing a WebEx recording – be warned! There has been a public announcement made by Cisco that their player that plays back recordings made from a WebEx event has “vulnerabilties”.  Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system of a targeted user.  To see full details from CISCO please click here: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20091216-webex.shtml.  For FortiGuard’s threat research and responses advisory click here: http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2009-48.html.

Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Prior to deploying software, customers should consult their maintenance provider or check the software for feature set compatibility and known issues specific to their environment.