PT-2002-2301 · Cisco · Unix Vpn Client

Published 2002-05-28 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1447

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions UNIX VPN Client versions prior to 3.5.2

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the vpnclient program, allowing local users to gain administrative privileges by providing a long profile name in a connect argument.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.5.2, update to version 3.5.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the length of profile names used in connect arguments to prevent exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1447

Affected Products

Unix Vpn Client

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21568 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1447 · Security Note
• http://cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5056 · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9376.php · Note