CVE-2009-2918

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Published Aug 21, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The tgbvpn.sys driver in TheGreenBow IPSec VPN Client 4.61.003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted request to the 0x80000034 IOCTL, probably involving an input or output buffer size of 0.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thegreenbow:thegreenbow_vpn_client:4.61.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2906	The tgbvpn.sys driver in TheGreenBow IPSec VPN Client 4.61.003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted request to the 0x80000034 IOCTL, probably involving an input or output buffer size of 0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.854% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/36332
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505816/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2294
https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/TheGreenBow_VPN_Client_tgbvpn.sys_DoS.php

History

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Subscriptions

Thegreenbow Thegreenbow Vpn Client

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2009, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2009, 11:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

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