Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1447

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.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./VPN Client2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5.1
- (no CPE)range: <3.5.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653nvd
www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtmlnvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9376.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056nvd

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