CVE-2012-2495

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2495
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-20 20:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe HostScan downloader implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x before 3.0 MR8 and Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not compare the timestamp of offered software to the timestamp of installed software, which allows remote attackers to force a version downgrade by using (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components to offer signed code that corresponds to an older software release, aka Bug ID CSCtx74235.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.1 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.1.1 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.1.1.27 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.1.1.33 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.1.1.45 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.2 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.2.1 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.3 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.1 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.2 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.4.2048 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.5 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.5.1077 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.5.2001 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.5.841 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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