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CVE-2009-4118
medium
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.
References
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-4089
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3296
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37077
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19445
http://secunia.com/advisories/37419
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0911-exploits/sybsec-adv17.txt