SB2020010920 - Service Hijack in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android
Published: January 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020010920
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16007)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a service hijack attack on an affected device or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of implicit service invocations in the inter-service communication. An attacker with physical access can trick a victim to install a malicious application and access confidential user information or cause a denial of service condition on the AnyConnect application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.