CVE-2002-1106 describes a man-in-the-middle vulnerability in Cisco VPN Client software versions 2.x.x and 3.x prior to 3.5.1C. The client fails to properly validate that certificate DN fields from the VPN Concentrator match the certificate itself, enabling remote attackers to intercept communications. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:2.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.