Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0290 cvpnd.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0290. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cvpnd.exe. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-2678. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0290 (Network Encryption Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the file cvpnd.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0240 and 5.0.7.0290 on 64-bit Windows platforms uses weak permissions (NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE:F) for cvpnd.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing this executable file with an arbitrary program, aka Bug ID CSCtn50645. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4415 regression.

The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2678 since 07/07/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (68485). 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
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Highly functional

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03/23/2015 +1355 days 🔍
01/12/2018 +1026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-2678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57882
X-Force: 68485 - Cisco VPN Client cvpnd.exe privilege escalation

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/12/2018 09:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 01/12/2018 09:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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