CVE-2009-4118

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4118
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-01 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe StartServiceCtrlDispatcher function in the cvpnd service (cvpnd.exe) in Cisco VPN client for Windows before 5.0.06.0100 does not properly handle an ERROR_FAILED_SERVICE_CONTROLLER_CONNECT error, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash and VPN connection loss) via a manual start of cvpnd.exe while the cvpnd service is running.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Vpn Client 0490 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 2.0 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.0 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.0.5 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.1 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.5.1 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.5.1c All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.5.2 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 3.6.5 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.7.00.0000 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.8.00.0000 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.8.00.0440 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.8.01 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.8.02.0010 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.8.1 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 4.9 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 5.0.00.340 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 5.0.01 All windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 5.0.01.0600 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 5.0.02.0090 base windows All
Application Cisco Vpn Client 5.0.2.0090 All windows All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco VPN Client "cvpnd" Service Local Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Files ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.org Exploit
Cisco VPN Client for Windows 'StartServiceCtrlDispatche' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Alert Details - Security Center - Cisco Systems af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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