HIGH
The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password guessing attacks
Published Mar 10, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.48%
Description
The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password guessing attacks.
Affected products
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.48% 0.10482
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10482
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.48% (0.10482) | 95.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.48% (0.10482) | 95.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 54.49% (0.54486) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 58.35% (0.58351) | 98.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.95% (0.40945) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.59% (0.52593) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 40.95% (0.40945) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.54% (0.34538) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 31.67% (0.31669) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 8.81% (0.08814) | 94.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.82% (0.07817) | 93.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.40% (0.08398) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108135227731965&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030802-leap.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/473108 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/15209 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340119 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340365 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12804 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108135227731965&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030802-leap.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/473108 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/15209 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340119 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340365 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12804 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 10, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 11, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1096
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a