CVE-2019-1853

A vulnerability in the HostScan component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive information on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs improper bounds checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting HTTP traffic for the affected component to download and process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information on the affected system.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - psirt@cisco.com

Published

2019-05-16

Last modified

2024-11-21

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client (Cisco)
• Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client (Cisco)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108364
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-anyconnectclient-oob-read