CVE-2019-1855 is a vulnerability in Cisco Jabber
Published on July 4, 2019
Cisco Jabber for Windows DLL Preloading Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in Cisco Jabber for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL preloading attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the resources loaded by the application at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious DLL file and placing it in a specific location on the targeted system. The malicious DLL file would execute when the Jabber application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of another user's account.
Weakness Type
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-1855
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Affected Versions
Cisco Jabber for Windows:- Version unspecified and below 12.6(0) is affected.
Exploit Probability
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