Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440 uses weak permissions for vpnclient.ini, which allows local users to gain privileges by entering an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.01 (including) | 5.0.01 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.01.0600 (including) | 5.0.01.0600 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.2 (including) | 5.0.2 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.02.0090 (including) | 5.0.02.0090 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.2.0090 (including) | 5.0.2.0090 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.03.0530 (including) | 5.0.03.0530 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.03.0560 (including) | 5.0.03.0560 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.04.0300 (including) | 5.0.04.0300 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.5 (including) | 5.0.5 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.05.0290 (including) | 5.0.05.0290 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.6 (including) | 5.0.6 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.06.0160 (including) | 5.0.06.0160 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.7 (including) | 5.0.7 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.7.0240 (including) | 5.0.7.0240 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.7.0290 (including) | 5.0.7.0290 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.07.0290 (including) | 5.0.07.0290 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.07.0410 (including) | 5.0.07.0410 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.07.0440 (including) | 5.0.07.0440 (including) |
| Vpn_client | Cisco | 5.0.7.0440 (including) | 5.0.7.0440 (including) |