CVE-2001-0375 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco PIX Firewalls configured for TACACS+ authentication by sending excessive authentication requests.
- 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-2001-0375?
CVE-2001-0375 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco PIX Firewall 515 and 520 with 5.1.4 OS running aaa authentication to a TACACS+ server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of authentication requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0375?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Pix Firewall 515, Cisco Pix Firewall 520.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0375?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0375 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0375 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpjg-cgg8-v765.