CVE-2002-1492

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Published Mar 18, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6::linux:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.7::solaris:::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1475	Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.716% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-client-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10131.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5734

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00182}`	epss `{'score': 0.00248}`

Subscriptions

Cisco Vpn 5000 Client

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 18, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved: Feb 5, 2003, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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