CVE-2017-6638 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cisco	anyconnect_local	—	—
cisco	anyconnect_secure_mobility_client	<= 4.4.00243	—

GHSA

GHSA-g75w-phwm-vjqq: A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to i

ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13

CVE-2017-6638 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-g75w-phwm-vjqq: A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to i A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and run an executable file with privileges equivalent to the Microsoft Windows SYSTEM account. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of path and file names of a DLL file before it is loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious DLL file and installing it in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to the SYSTEM account. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability affects all Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

Cisco

Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

vendor_cisco·2017-06-07·CVSS 7.8

CVE-2017-6638 [HIGH] CWE-264 Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and run an executable file with privileges equivalent to the Microsoft Windows SYSTEM account. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of path and file names of a DLL file before it is loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious DLL file and installing it in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to the SYSTEM account. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco has

Cisco

Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.0

CVE-2017-6638 Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2017-6638: Cisco AnyConnect Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install and run an executable file with privileges equivalent to the Microsoft Windows SYSTEM account. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of path and file names of a DLL file before it is loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious DLL file and installing it in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to the SYSTEM account. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability

CVE-2017-6638: A vulnerability in how DLL files are loaded with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install…

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