Input validation error in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - CVE-2021-1450
Published: February 24, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50934
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1450
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 when processing IPC messages. A local user can send specially crafted IPC messages to the AnyConnect process and crash it.
Affected software
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1450
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - update to 4.9.06037