CVE-2000-0486 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco TACACS+ servers by sending malformed packets with long length fields.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0486?
CVE-2000-0486 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Cisco TACACS+ tac_plus server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed packet with a long length field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0486?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Tacacs\+.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0486?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0486 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5m7-gw4j-cjhj.