CVE-2002-0853 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client versions 3.5.4 and earlier. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet with a zero-length payload, leading to high CPU consumption on the affected client. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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