CVE-2023-20241

Summary

CVE-2023-20241 refers to a series of vulnerabilities discovered in Cisco Secure Client Software. These issues allow an authenticated, local attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition by sending crafted packets to a local host. The vulnerabilities stem from an out-of-bounds memory read in the software. To exploit these weaknesses, an attacker must have valid credentials on a multi-user system and access it concurrently with another user using Cisco Secure Client. Successful exploitation can lead to the Crash of the VPN Agent service, rendering it unavailable to all users on the affected system.

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