CVE-2002-1447

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-05-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the vpnclient program for UNIX VPN Client before 3.5.2 allows local users to gain administrative privileges via a long profile name in a connect argument.

Affected products

Cisco Vpn Client: through 3.5.1

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653
http://sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9376.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653
http://sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9376.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056

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