CVE-2008-5121 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the dne2000.sys driver, part of Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer (DNE) versions 2.21.7.233 through 3.21.7.17464. This affects products like Cisco VPN Client, Blue Coat WinProxy, and SafeNet SoftRemote/HighAssurance Remote. An attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted DNE_IOCTL DeviceIoControl request to the \\.\DNE device interface, leading to full compromise of the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access and low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA KEV, a public exploit (EDB-5837) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.21.7.223CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:deterministic_network_enhancer:2.21.7.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.21.7.17464CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:deterministic_network_enhancer:3.21.7.17464:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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