CVE-2018-0449

lowpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.28% (20th) EPSS
CVSS 3.3 · low
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4 products
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5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the Cisco Jabber Client Framework (JCF) software, installed as part of the Cisco Jabber for Mac client, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to corrupt arbitrary files on an affected device that has elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists due to insecure directory permissions set on a JCF created directory. An authenticated attacker with the ability to access an affected directory could create a hard link to an arbitrary location on the affected system. An attacker could convince another user that has administrative privileges to perform an install or update the Cisco Jabber for Mac client to perform such actions, allowing files to be created in an arbitrary location on the disk or an arbitrary file to be corrupted when it is appended to or overwritten.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–5.1

v2.03.3lowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 4.9
v3.14.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.6 · impact 3.6
v3.05.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.05.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 4.2
v3.05.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
v3.15.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.13.9lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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affected products (4)

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advisories (1)

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  • cisco-sa-20190109-jabr-mac-permissionsCisco Jabber Client Framework Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability2019-01-09csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the Cisco Jabber Client Framework (JCF) software, installed as part of the Cisco Jabber for Mac client, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to corrupt arbitrary files on an affected device that has elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists due to insecure directory permissions set on a JCF created directory. An authenticated attacker with the ability to access an affected directory could create a hard link to an arbitrary location on the affected system. An attacker could convince another user that has administrative privileges to perform an install or update the Cisco Jabber for Mac client to perform such actions, allowing files to be created in an arbitrary location on the disk or an arbitrary file to be corrupted when it is appended to or overwritten. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-jabr-mac-permissions ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-jabr-mac-permissions"]

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references (7)

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