CVE-2002-0159
Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to crash the CSADMIN module only (denial of service of…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to crash the CSADMIN module only (denial of service of administration function) or execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL to port 2002.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.44% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- cisco/secure access control server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/2062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/2062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.