CVE-2003-0982
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.59% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cisco/application and content networking software · cisco/content distribution manager 4630 · cisco/content distribution manager 4650 · cisco/content distribution manager 4670 · cisco/content engine · cisco/content engine module · cisco/enterprise content delivery network software · cisco/content router 4430 · cisco/content router 4450
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10409
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10409
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.