CVE-2002-0848
Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrator hardware 6.0.21.0002 and earlier, and 5.2.23.0003 and earlier, when using RADIUS with a challenge type of Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) or Challenge, sends the user password in cleartext in a validation retry…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrator hardware 6.0.21.0002 and earlier, and 5.2.23.0003 and earlier, when using RADIUS with a challenge type of Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) or Challenge, sends the user password in cleartext in a validation retry request, which could allow remote attackers to steal passwords via sniffing.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.12% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cisco/vpn 5000 concentrator series software
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-radius-pap-vuln-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9781.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-radius-pap-vuln-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9781.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.