PT-2012-4067 · Cisco · Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

Published 2012-08-06 · Updated 2012-08-07 · CVE-2012-2498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 3.0 through 3.0.08066

Description The issue allows user-assisted man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate, as the authentication does not make use of a legitimate certificate.

Recommendations For versions 3.0 through 3.0.08066, ensure that authentication uses a legitimate certificate to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider verifying the server certificate manually until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2498

Affected Products

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2498 · Security Note
• http://cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/anyconnect30/release/notes/anyconnect30rn.html · Vendor Advisory