CVE-2009-4118 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2009-4118

The StartServiceCtrlDispatcher function in the cvpnd service (cvpnd.exe) in Cisco...

Vulnerability 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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

vpn client
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 3.0, 3.0.5, 3.1, 3.5.1, 3.5.1c, 3.5.2, 3.6.5, 4.7.00.0000, 4.8.00.0000, 4.8.00.0440, 4.8.1, 4.8.01, 4.8.02.0010, 4.9, 5.0.00.340, 5.0.01, 5.0.01.0600, 5.0.2.0090, 5.0.02.0090, 0490

Timeline

Official Publish: December 1st, 2009
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.