Insufficiently protected credentials in TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows - CVE-2019-11769

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Insufficiently protected credentials in TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows - CVE-2019-11769

Published: November 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22560
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11769
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TeamViewer
Affected software:
TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain the administrator credentials.

The vulnerability exist due to the admin credentials in memory are stored in clear text. A local authenticated user can inject code into "Teamviewer.exe" which intercepts calls to GetWindowTextW and logs the processed credentials.



How to mitigate CVE-2019-11769

Install updates from vendor's website.

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