CVE-2012-4655

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4655
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-24 17:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe WebLaunch feature in Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 does not properly validate binaries that are received by the downloader process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) ActiveX or (2) Java components, aka Bug IDs CSCtz76128 and CSCtz78204.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 3.5.2008 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.5.841 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.1001 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.181 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.185 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.2002 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.3002 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.4021 All All All
Application Cisco Secure Desktop 3.6.5005 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA50669 - Cisco Secure Desktop WebLaunch Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Secure Desktop CVE-2012-4655 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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