7.2
HIGH
CVE-2008-5121
Citrix DNE Local Privilege Escalation
Description

dne2000.sys in Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer (DNE) 2.21.7.233 through 3.21.7.17464, as used in (1) Cisco VPN Client, (2) Blue Coat WinProxy, and (3) SafeNet SoftRemote and HighAssurance Remote, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DNE_IOCTL DeviceIoControl request to the \\.\DNE device interface.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2008, 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5121 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Safenet softremote_vpn_client
2 Safenet highassurance_remote
1 Bluecoat winproxy
1 Citrix deterministic_network_enhancer
1 Cisco vpn_client
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5121.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30728 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30744 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30747 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30753
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4600
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117751
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsm25860
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/dne2000-call.c
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858993 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29772
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1865
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1866
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1867
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43153
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5837
http://secunia.com/advisories/30728 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30744 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30747 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30753
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4600
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117751
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsm25860
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/dne2000-call.c
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858993 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29772
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1865
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1866
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1867
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43153
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5837

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30728
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30744
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30747
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30753
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4600
    Added Reference http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117751
    Added Reference http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsm25860
    Added Reference http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/dne2000-call.c
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858993
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29772
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1865
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1866
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1867
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1868
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43153
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5837
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5837 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5837 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43153 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43153 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5121 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5121 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.08%

score

0.46900

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability