First published: Wed Nov 20 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in Cisco Webex Teams for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking 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 vulnerable application is launched. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of another user account.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Webex Meetings | ||
Cisco Webex Teams | ||
Microsoft Windows |
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CVE-2019-16001 is a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific dynamic link libraries in Cisco Webex Teams for Windows.
To exploit CVE-2019-16001, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system and can perform a DLL hijacking attack.
Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Teams are affected by CVE-2019-16001.
CVE-2019-16001 has a severity rating of medium (5.3).
To fix CVE-2019-16001, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Cisco and maintain updated antivirus software.