CVE-2019-1853 json
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux Out-of-Bounds Memory Read Vulnerability
published 2019-05-16 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10410
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-anyconnectclient-oob-read
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/108364
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1853
- NVD CVE-2019-1853
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