PT-2003-1227 · Cisco · Cisco Vpn 5000 Client

Published 2003-04-02 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS versions prior to 5.2.2

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by accessing the most recently used login password, which is recorded in plaintext when saving "Default Connection" settings.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.2.2, update to version 5.2.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "Default Connection" settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1491

Affected Products

Cisco Vpn 5000 Client

References · 5

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10129.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-client-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5736 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1491 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/7041 · Note