HIGH
Buffer overflow in the authentication module for Cisco ACNS 4.x before 4.2.11, and 5.x before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password
Published Dec 11, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.37%
Description
Buffer overflow in the authentication module for Cisco ACNS 4.x before 4.2.11, and 5.x before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0.3
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.3
- 4.2
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.9
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.3
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.1
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.1
- n/a
- 507
- 507_2.2_.0
- 507_3.1
- 507_4.0
- 507_4.1
- 560
- 560_2.2_.0
- 560_3.1
- 560_4.0
- 560_4.1
- 590
- 590_2.2_.0
- 590_3.1
- 590_4.0
- 590_4.1
- 7320
- 7320_2.2_.0
- 7320_3.1
- 7320_4.0
- 7320_4.1
- for_cisco_router_2600_series
- for_cisco_router_3600_series
- for_cisco_router_3700_series
- 4.0
- 4.1
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.37% 0.04374
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04374
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04374) | 90.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04374) | 89.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05515) | 89.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.39% (0.08388) | 86.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05515) | 89.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.03% (0.05027) | 93.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 5.67% (0.05674) | 92.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 5.21% (0.05205) | 91.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.13% (0.05127) | 91.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10409 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10409 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 11, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 10, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0982
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a