CVE-2002-2139 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published 16 Nov 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local users can hijack VPN sessions via man-in-the-middle attacks due to failure to delete duplicate ISAKMP SAs in Cisco PIX Firewalls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-2139?

CVE-2002-2139 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cisco PIX Firewall 6.0.3 and earlier, and 6.1.x to 6.1.3, do not delete the duplicate ISAKMP SAs for a user's VPN session, which allows local users to hijack a session via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2139?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Pix Firewall Software.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2139?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2002-2139 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2139 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvrc-375c-f654.