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CVE-2002-1492

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Cisco Vpn 5000 Client: 5.2.6, 5.2.7

References

• 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
• 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

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