CVE-2002-1492
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before...
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.
- Record
CVE-2002-1492- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.
- Record
CVE-2002-1492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1475 No score
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1475- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4vf-x3rr-p95c No score
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before...
Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.8 for Solaris, allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) close_tunnel and (2) open_tunnel.
- Record
GHSA-v4vf-x3rr-p95c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cisco VPN 5000 Client - Buffer Overrun (1) | 2002-09-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Cisco VPN 5000 Client - Buffer Overrun (2) | 2002-09-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cisco Vpn 5000 Client, published March 18, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.