CVE-2011-2040 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2011-2040

The helper application in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (formerly...

Vulnerability Description

The helper application in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (formerly AnyConnect VPN Client) before 2.5.3041, and 3.0.x before 3.0.629, on Linux and Mac OS X downloads a client executable file (vpndownloader.exe) without verifying its authenticity, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the url property to a Java applet, aka Bug ID CSCsy05934.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

anyconnect secure mobility client
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.128, 2.2.133, 2.2.136, 2.2.140, 2.3, 2.3.185, 2.3.254, 2.3.2016, 2.4, 2.4.0202, 2.4.1012, 2.5, 2.5.1025, 2.5.2001, 2.5.2006, 2.5.2010, 2.5.2011, 2.5.2014, 2.5.2017, 2.5.2018, 3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 2nd, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.