CVE-2002-1492

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1492
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-04-02 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Vpn 5000 Client 5.2.6 All linux All
Application Cisco Vpn 5000 Client 5.2.7 All solaris All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco VPN 5000 Client Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco VPN 5000 Client Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cisco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: cisco-vpn5000-binary-bo (10131): Cisco VPN 5000 Client software close_tunnel and open_tunnel binary buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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