CVE-2015-6409

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Published Dec 26, 2015 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco Jabber 10.6.x, 11.0.x, and 11.1.x on Windows allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct STARTTLS downgrade attacks and trigger cleartext XMPP sessions via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuw87419.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:10.6\(2\):*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6351	Cisco Jabber 10.6.x, 11.0.x, and 11.1.x on Windows allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct STARTTLS downgrade attacks and trigger cleartext XMPP sessions via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuw87419.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151224-jab
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034540
http://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/cisco_jabber_starttls_downgrade.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Jabber

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Dec 26, 2015, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:22 AM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2015, 10:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:30 AM

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