CVE-2015-0761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client before 3.1(8009) and 4.x before 4.0(2052) on Linux does not properly implement unspecified internal functions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted vpnagent options, aka Bug ID CSCus86790.

Published: 2015-06-04

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(.00048\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(.00051\):::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0774	Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client before 3.1(8009) and 4.x before 4.0(2052) on Linux does not properly implement unspecified internal functions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted vpnagent options, aka Bug ID CSCus86790.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39158
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74954
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032472

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2015-06-04T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:17:32.800Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0761

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-06-04T10:59:01.520

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-0761

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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