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Cisco Host Scan Component of AnyConnect Secure Mobility and Secure Desktop Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Cisco-SA-20130411-CVE-2013-1173 · Medium · Published · Updated

The Cisco Host Scan component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility and Cisco Secure Desktop contains a heap overflow vulnerability that could allow a local, unprivileged user to elevate its privileges to those of SYSTEM. Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice and software updates are available. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have local access to a targeted system. This access restriction limits the possibility of a successful exploit. Customers are advised to review the bug report in the Vendor Announcements section for a current list of affected versions. Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.

Cisco advisory ·CSAF JSON

Workarounds

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.

Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.

Administrators are advised to allow only privileged users to access administration or management systems.

Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.

CVEsCVE-2013-1173
Cisco Bug IDsCSCud14143
CVSS ScoreBase 6.6
Base 6.6 AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Product Names From Source
Cisco Secure Desktop, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Cisco Secure Client

Related Products

Product CVE Evidence
Cisco Secure Desktop CVE-2013-1173 Cisco OpenVuln
Cisco Secure Client CVE-2013-1173 Cisco OpenVuln
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2013-1173 Cisco OpenVuln