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CVE-2009-4118

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/12/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The StartServiceCtrlDispatcher function in the cvpnd service (cvpnd.exe) in Cisco VPN client for Windows before 5.0.06.0100 does not properly handle an ERROR_FAILED_SERVICE_CONTROLLER_CONNECT error, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (service crash and VPN connection loss) via a manual start of cvpnd.exe while the cvpnd service is running.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:2.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.0.5:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.1c:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.5.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:3.6.5:base:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.7.00.0000:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.8.00.0000:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.8.00.0440:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.8.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.8.01:base:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.8.02.0010:base:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:4.9:base:windows:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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