Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:98938

Info

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98938
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2017-6638
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 07 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 27 2017 02:04PM
Credit: Felix Wilhelm.
Vulnerable: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.4.1054
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.4.243
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3.5017
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3.4027
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3.3086
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3.2039
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3.1095
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0.51
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0.48
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1.14018
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5131
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5130
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5125
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5118
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5116
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.5112
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.3055
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.3054
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.3051
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2019
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2018
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2017
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2014
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2011
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2010
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2006
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.2001
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.1025
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.217
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.7073
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.7030
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.5004
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.4014
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.4004
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.1012
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4.202
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.2016
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.1003
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.254
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.185
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.140
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.140
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.136
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.136
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.133
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.133
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2.128
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.1.148
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0.343
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.4(243)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.4(1009)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3(754)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3(5017)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.3
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.2
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1 (8)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(61)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(2049)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0 (64)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0 (48)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0 (2049)
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.3046
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5.3041
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.4
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.254
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3.185
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.3
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.2
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.1
Not Vulnerable: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.4.2034

Discussion

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvc97928.

Versions prior to Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows software 4.4.02034 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2017-6638 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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