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CVE-2012-2495

Published: Jun 20, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The HostScan downloader implementation in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x before 3.0 MR8 and Cisco Secure Desktop before 3.6.6020 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 CSCtx74235.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
anyconnect secure mobility client
Networking Infrastructure
secure desktop
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ac
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