SB2020080603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows
Published: August 6, 2020 Updated: October 24, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3433)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel. A local user can send a specially crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3434)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel. A local user can send a specially crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3435)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite VPN profiles on the targt device.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel. A local user can send a specially crafted IPC message to the AnyConnect process and modify VPN profile files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-dll-F26WwJW
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-dos-feXq4tAV
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-profile-7u3PERKF