PT-2016-5896
CVE-2016-4349
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Published
2016-04-28
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Updated
2016-05-04
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools version 2.40.5001.10012
Description
The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file, specifically by placing malicious versions of certain DLL files in the current working directory. These DLL files include
cryptsp.dll, dwmapi.dll, msimg32.dll, ntmarta.dll, propsys.dll, riched20.dll, rpcrtremote.dll, secur32.dll, sxs.dll, or uxtheme.dll.Recommendations
For Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools version 2.40.5001.10012, consider restricting the execution of files from untrusted locations to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the affected software with untrusted search paths until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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