Cisco Jabber on Windows UNC Link information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Jabber on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component UNC Link Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-3537. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Jabber on Windows (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component UNC Link Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber for Windows software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of message contents. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages that contain Universal Naming Convention (UNC) links to a targeted user and convincing the user to follow the provided link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to access a remote system, possibly allowing the attacker to gain access to sensitive information that the attacker could use in additional attacks.

The weakness was released 09/04/2020 as cisco-sa-jabber-G3NSjPn7 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-3537 since 12/12/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-160739 and VDB-160738. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Cisco

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• Jabber

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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