Cisco VPN Client up to 3.5.0 Certificate improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client up to 3.5.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-1106. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco VPN Client up to 3.5.0 (Network Encryption Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client software 2.x.x, and 3.x before 3.5.1C, does not properly verify that certificate DN fields match those of the certificate from the VPN Concentrator, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2002 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is available at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1106. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.5.1C eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10045) and SecurityFocus (BID 5652†). See VDB-19016, VDB-19017, VDB-19019 and VDB-19020 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Network Encryption Software

Vendor

Cisco

Name

VPN Client

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VPN Client 3.5.1C

Timelineinfo

09/05/2002 🔍
10/04/2002 +29 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2014 +4317 days 🔍
04/19/2019 +1724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19018
X-Force: 10045 - Cisco VPN Client improper verification of certificate DN fields could allow a man-in-the-middle attack
SecurityFocus: 5652 - Cisco VPN Client Distinguished Name Validation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 12:48
Updated: 04/19/2019 07:15
Changes: 07/30/2014 12:48 (53), 04/19/2019 07:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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