Input validation error in Cisco Webex Teams - CVE-2019-1689
Published: February 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17841
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1689
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Webex Teams
Cisco Webex Teams
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the client application due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a malicious file to overwrite sensitive application files and eventually cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by foreclosing future access to the system to the targeted user.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1689
Install updates from vendor's website.