TI-2002-01414 Aliases CVE-2002-1492 GHSA-v4vf-x3rr-p95c

Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client…

LOW 35Published 2003-03-18 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01716 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6::linux:::::	5.2.6	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.7::solaris:::::	5.2.7	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.7:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1492
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4vf-x3rr-p95c

References

Patch 2

TI-2002-01413 The Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the most recently used login… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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