CVE-2002-1447 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the vpnclient program of Cisco UNIX VPN Client versions prior to 3.5.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve administrative privileges by supplying an excessively long profile name as an argument to the connect command. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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