PT-2015-2768 · Cisco · Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

Published 2015-06-04 · Updated 2017-01-04 · CVE-2015-0761

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions prior to 3.1(8009) Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 4.x prior to 4.0(2052) on Linux

Description The issue is related to errors in handling functions in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, a cryptographic protection tool. Exploitation of this issue may allow a local attacker to gain root user privileges using the vpnagent option.

Recommendations For Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions prior to 3.1(8009), update to version 3.1(8009) or later. For Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 4.x prior to 4.0(2052) on Linux, update to version 4.0(2052) or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vpnagent option to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-12133

CVE-2015-0761

Affected Products

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-12133 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39158 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0761 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032472 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/74954 · Note