Cisco VPN Client 4.8.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco VPN Client 4.8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4414. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client 4.8.1 (Network Encryption Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco VPN Client on Windows before 4.8.02.0010 allows local users to gain privileges by enabling the "Start Before Logon" (SBL) and Microsoft Dial-Up Networking options, and then interacting with the dial-up networking dialog box.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2007. The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2007 with Next Generation Security Software (Website). The advisory is available at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4414 since 08/18/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25906 (Cisco VPN Client on Windows Dial-up Networking Dialog Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38587 (Cisco VPN Client for Windows Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36029), Tenable (25906), SecurityFocus (BID 25332†), OSVDB (46723†) and Secunia (SA26459†). The entry VDB-38403 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25906
Nessus Name: Cisco VPN Client on Windows Dial-up Networking Dialog Local Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Next Generation Security Software
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38402

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X-Force: 36029
SecurityFocus: 25332 - Cisco VPN Client for Windows Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26459
OSVDB: 46723 - Cisco VPN Client for Windows Dial-up Networking Interface privilege escalation
SecurityTracker: 1018573
Vulnerability Center: 15907 - [cisco-sa-20070815-vpnclient] Cisco VPN Client Allows System Privileges via Dial-Up Networking, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2903

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/24/2019 09:38
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (78), 07/24/2019 09:38 (5)
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