{"id":"CVE-2002-0159","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2002-0159","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:32:08.062Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2002-04-22T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:56:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-134"],"affected":["cisco/secure access control server"],"epss":{"score":0.05439,"percentile":0.92667,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtml","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/2062","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtml","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/2062","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0159","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}