CVE-2002-1492 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client for Linux (before 5.2.7) and Solaris (before 5.2.8). These flaws, specifically in the close_tunnel and open_tunnel functions, allow local attackers to achieve root privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.7:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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