PT-2012-4066 · Cisco · Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

Published 2012-06-20 · Updated 2012-08-24 · CVE-2012-2496

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version 3.x before 3.0 MR7 on 64-bit Linux platforms

Description The issue is related to a Java applet in the VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature, which does not properly restrict the use of Java components. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.

Recommendations For Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version 3.x before 3.0 MR7 on 64-bit Linux platforms, update to version 3.0 MR7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the WebLaunch feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Java applet in the VPN downloader implementation to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2496

Affected Products

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2496 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ac · Vendor Advisory