CVE-2012-2500 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers during IPsec WebLaunch due to missing certificate name verification in Cisco AnyConnect.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2500?
CVE-2012-2500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published on 6 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 before 3.0.08057 does not verify the certificate name in an X.509 certificate during WebLaunch of IPsec, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCtz29470.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcm4-7w5w-hxc6.