# CVE-2012-3094: The VPN downloader in the download\_install component in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1.x before 3.1.00495 on Linux accepts arbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The VPN downloader in the download_install component in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1.x before 3.1.00495 on Linux accepts arbitrary X.509 server certificates without user interaction, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving an invalid certificate, aka Bug ID CSCua11967.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/anyconnect31/release/notes/anyconnect31rn.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78916

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