CVE-2012-5429 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Cisco VPN Client for Windows, where a local, authenticated user can crash the system via a crafted application due to improper interaction between the VPN driver and the kernel. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access and user authentication, resulting in a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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