CVE-2016-4349 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory, affecting Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-4349?

CVE-2016-4349 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Productivity Tools 2.40.5001.10012 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse cryptsp.dll, dwmapi.dll, msimg32.dll, ntmarta.dll, propsys.dll, riched20.dll, rpcrtremote.dll, secur32.dll, sxs.dll, or uxtheme.dll file in the current working directory, aka Bug ID CSCuy56140.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4349?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Webex Productivity Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-4349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-547v-44qj-fv7w.

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