Cisco Security Advisory
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The Cisco Host Scan component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility and Cisco Secure Desktop contains a heap overflow vulnerability that could allow a local, unprivileged user to elevate its privileges to those of SYSTEM.
Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice and software updates are available.
To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have local access to a targeted system. This access restriction limits the possibility of a successful exploit.
Customers are advised to review the bug report in the Vendor Announcements section for a current list of affected versions.
Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.
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Cisco has released a security notice for bug ID CSCud14143 at the following link: CVE-2013-1173
Vulnerable Products
At the time this alert was first published, the following versions of Cisco products were vulnerable. Later versions of Cisco products may also be affected.
- Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client versions 3.1.02043 and prior
- Cisco Secure Desktop versions 3.6.6234 and prior
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities.
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Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.
Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.
Administrators are advised to allow only privileged users to access administration or management systems.
Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.
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Cisco customers with active contracts should contact their Cisco support team for assistance in upgrading to a software version that includes fixes for this vulnerability. Cisco customers without contracts may contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-553-2447 or 1-408-526-7209 or via e-mail at tac@cisco.com for assistance.
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
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To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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Show LessVersion Description Section Status Date 3.0 IntelliShield has updated this alert to add additional information to address the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility and Secure Desktop host scan heap overflow vulnerability. NA Final 2013-Apr-23
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