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CVE-2002-0853

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a...

5.0 Medium

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a packet with a zero-length payload.

Exploit likelihood

2.15%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a packet with a zero-length payload.

Record
CVE-2002-0853
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a packet with a zero-length payload.

Record
CVE-2002-0853
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0845 No score

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a packet with a zero-length payload.

Record
EUVD-2002-0845
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5ppw-9f97-jjpj No score

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a...

Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client 3.5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a packet with a zero-length payload.

Record
GHSA-5ppw-9f97-jjpj
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0853 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cisco Vpn Client, published September 5, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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