VDB-5919 · CVE-2012-2499 · BID 54108

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client up to 3.0.07059 cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client up to 3.0.07059 (Network Encryption Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The IPsec implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 before 3.0.08057 does not verify the certificate name in an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCtz26985.

The bug was discovered 08/03/2012. The weakness was shared 08/03/2012 as confirmed changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2499 since 05/07/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59821 (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 < 3.0 MR8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.0.08057 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (59821). The entries 5916, 5917, 5918 and 61041 are related to this item.

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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1600

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Nessus ID: 59821
Nessus Name: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 < 3.0 MR8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0.08057

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07/02/2012 +56 days 🔍
08/03/2012 +32 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2499 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1027354
SecurityFocus: 54108
OSVDB: 84472

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2012 13:09
Updated: 04/29/2018 10:29
Changes: 08/14/2012 13:09 (61), 04/29/2018 10:29 (7)
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