CVE-2002-1447 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain administrative privileges via a buffer overflow in the Cisco VPN Client for UNIX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1447?
CVE-2002-1447 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1447 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1447 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqv5-wj63-xvh5.