CVE-2015-0665 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can write arbitrary files via crafted IPC messages in the Hostscan module, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-0665?

CVE-2015-0665 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published on 17 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Hostscan module in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(.00051) and earlier allows local users to write to arbitrary files via crafted IPC messages, aka Bug ID CSCus79173.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2015-0665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97h6-h2xq-qh36.

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