Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0240 and 5.0.7.0290 on 64-bit Windows Platforms

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cisco VPN Client 5.0.7.0240 and 5.0.7.0290 on 64-bit Windows Platforms

CVE-2011-2678 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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