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CVE-2008-5121 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5121
NVD Published Date:
11/17/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE