CVE-2019-1853 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1853: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux Out-of-Bounds Memory Read Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Weakness CWE-125
Published May 16, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the HostScan component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive information on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs improper bounds checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting HTTP traffic for the affected component to download and process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information on the affected system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 16, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated