Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139411

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is affected a vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the Windows system. (CVE-2020-3434)

Please see the included Cisco BID and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvu22424

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d3b436d3

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvu22424

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139411

File Name: cisco-sa-anyconnect-dos-dll.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/7/2020

Updated: 5/31/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3434

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2020

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Cisco AnyConnect Privilege Escalations (CVE-2020-3153 and CVE-2020-3433))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3434

CWE: 20, 427

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-anyconnect-dos-feXq4tAV

IAVA: 2020-A-0351-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvu22424