{"id":"CVE-2003-0982","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2003-0982","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:37:44.146Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2004-01-05T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:03:17.000Z","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":[],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.04589,"percentile":0.91583,"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 (4.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/10409","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/10409","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0982","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."}