CVE-2021-1469: cisco cisco jabber Improper Null Termination
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-1469 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Improper Null Termination vulnerability in cisco cisco jabber. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 24-03-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Jabber for Windows, Cisco Jabber for MacOS, and Cisco Jabber for mobile platforms could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges, access sensitive information, intercept protected network traffic, or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.07%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 1.03% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-170Improper Null TerminationThe product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected systems
Cisco2 products
- cisco jabbern/a
- jabber< 12.1.5 | ≥ 12.5.0, < 12.5.4 | ≥ 12.6.0, < 12.6.5 | ≥ 12.7.0, < 12.7.4 | ≥ 12.8.0, < 12.8.5 | ≥ 12.9.0, < 12.9.5
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cisco-jabber-PWrTATTCVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO