CVE-2002-1447

HIGH 7.2CVE-2002-1447 · Published 28/05/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-1447 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting vpn client (cisco).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 73.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
vpn client cisco	`≤ 3.5.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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