Cisco Jabber for Mac < 14.0.1 DoS (cisco-sa-jabber-GuC5mLwG)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 150862

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Jabber for Mac is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability.
This vulnerability is due to improper validation of message content. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted XMPP messages to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to terminate, resulting in a DoS condition.

Please see the included Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in the relevant Cisco Security Advisory

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 150862

File Name: cisco-sa-jabber-GuC5mLwG_mac.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 6/18/2021

Updated: 10/11/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1570

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:jabber

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1570

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-jabber-GuC5mLwG

IAVA: 2021-A-0291-S

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