Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1492
CVE-2002-1492
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.7:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: for Linux <5.2.7, for Solaris <5.2.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
3- www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-client-multiple-vuln-pub.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10131.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5734nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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