Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client IPC access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IPC Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0662. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (Network Encryption Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component IPC Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(.00051) and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via crafted IPC messages that trigger use of root privileges for a software-package installation, aka Bug ID CSCus79385.

The weakness was published 03/14/2015 as Cisco Vulnerability Alert 37860 as confirmed alert (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0662 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81978 (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.0.x < 4.0.4014.0 / 4.1.x < 4.1.4011.0 Code Execution Vulnerability), 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 370146 (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101571), Tenable (81978), SecurityFocus (BID 73120†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031933†). Similar entries are available at VDB-74012, VDB-74013 and VDB-74014. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 81978
Nessus Name: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.0.x < 4.0.4014.0 / 4.1.x < 4.1.4011.0 Code Execution Vulnerability
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03/20/2015 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Cisco Vulnerability Alert 37860
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74015
X-Force: 101571 - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client code execution
SecurityFocus: 73120
SecurityTracker: 1031933 - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software Installation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 09:34
Updated: 04/15/2022 14:52
Changes: 03/17/2015 09:34 (42), 06/23/2017 18:04 (17), 04/15/2022 14:49 (8), 04/15/2022 14:52 (1)
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