Cisco VPN Client 5.0.04.0300 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.04.0300. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3052. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.04.0300 (Network Encryption Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Cisco VPN Client 5.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka Bug ID CSCua28747.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3052 since 05/30/2012. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/13/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93478 (Cisco VPN Client 5.x < 5.0.07.0440 Untrusted Search Path DLL Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93478). The entries VDB-62283 and VDB-62282 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 93478
Nessus Name: Cisco VPN Client 5.x < 5.0.07.0440 Untrusted Search Path DLL Privilege Escalation
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05/30/2012 🔍
09/16/2012 +109 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +919 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62279
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/13/2021 20:59
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (42), 01/31/2018 07:51 (10), 12/13/2021 20:59 (3)
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