CVE-2012-2500 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

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.

All Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcm4-7w5w-hxc6.

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