CVE-2007-4415 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco VPN Client on Windows before 5.0.01.0600, and the 5.0.01.0600 InstallShield (IS) release, uses weak permissions for cvpnd.exe (Modify granted to Interactive Users), which allows local users to gain privileges via a modified cvpnd.exe.

Published: 2007-08-18

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:::windows:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:5.0.01.0600:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4398	Cisco VPN Client on Windows before 5.0.01.0600, and the 5.0.01.0600 InstallShield (IS) release, uses weak permissions for cvpnd.exe (Modify granted to Interactive Users), which allows local users to gain privileges via a modified cvpnd.exe.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26459
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3023
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018573
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070815-vpnclient.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476812/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25332
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2903
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36032

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Vpn Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-18T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:53:55.855Z

Reserved: 2007-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4415

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-18T21:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4415

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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