Cisco ACNS 4.2.11/5.0.5 Password Long Password memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ACNS 4.2.11/5.0.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Handler. Such manipulation as part of Long Password leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0982. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ACNS 4.2.11/5.0.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Password Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long Password leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2003. The weakness was published 12/10/2003 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0982 since 12/10/2003. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13945), SecurityFocus (BID 9187†), OSVDB (2957†), Secunia (SA10409†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11201†). cisco.com is providing further details. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ACNS 4.2.11
Patch: cisco.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: http://www.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-440
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X-Force: 13945 - Cisco ACNS long password buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9187 - Cisco ACNS Authentication Library Remote Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 10409 - Cisco ACNS Authentication Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 2957 - Cisco ACNS Authentication Module Overflow
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 11201 - [cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth] Cisco ACNS Buffer Overflow via Long Password, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2003 10:42
Updated: 01/22/2025 08:16
Changes: 12/11/2003 10:42 (84), 06/27/2019 12:35 (1), 01/22/2025 08:16 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:46E:103

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