CVE-2011-2678 (GCVE-0-2011-2678)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-07-07 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:08
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Summary
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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