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A vulnerability was found in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client up to 3.0 (Network Encryption Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function WebLaunch of the component VPN Downloader. The manipulation as part of a Java/ActiveX leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 on Windows, and 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 on Mac OS X and Linux, does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug ID CSCtw47523.

The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2012 by Cisco with gwslabs.com as cisco-sa-20120620-ac as confirmed bulletin (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2493 since 05/07/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59820 (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client VPN Downloader RCE (cisco-sa-20120620-ac)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120296 (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76462) and Tenable (59820). The entries 61042, 61041, 61040 and 62418 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Network Encryption Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

Version

• 3.0

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59820
Nessus Name: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client VPN Downloader RCE (cisco-sa-20120620-ac)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tools.cisco.com

Timelineinfo

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06/20/2012 +44 days 🔍
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07/02/2012 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20120620-ac
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: gwslabs.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-2493 (🔍)
IAVM: 🔍

X-Force: 76462
Vulnerability Center: 35434 - [cisco-sa-20120620-ac] Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client WebLaunch VPN Downloader Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 54107 - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client VPN Downloader Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49645 - Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83096

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2012 18:33
Updated: 03/25/2021 17:38
Changes: 06/23/2012 18:33 (79), 06/23/2017 18:03 (9), 03/25/2021 17:38 (3)
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