What is CVE-2012-2494?

CVE-2012-2494 is a vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-06-20.

Is CVE-2012-2494 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

CVE-2012-2494

The VPN downloader implementation in the WebLaunch feature in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.x before 2.5 MR6 and 3.x before 3.0 MR8 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 CSCtw48681.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Cisco Anyconnect_secure_mobility_client — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2494?: CVE-2012-2494 is a vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-06-20.
Is CVE-2012-2494 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.