Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - CVE-2019-16007
Published: January 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24169
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16007
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16007
Install updates from vendor's website.