Vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x
CVE-2015-6306
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1(8) on OS X and Linux does not verify pathnames before installation actions, which allows local users to obtain root privileges via a crafted installation file, aka Bug ID CSCuv11947.
EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Cisco Anyconnect_secure_mobility_client — versions 4.1.\(8\)
- Linux Linux_kernel
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 1033656 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 20150923 Cisco AnyConnect elevation of privileges via DMG install script (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 38303 (Exploit, exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- psirt@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 20150923 Cisco AnyConnect elevation of privileges via DMG install script (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- 20150923 Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux and Mac OS X Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)