CVE-2002-2140 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco PIX Firewalls via buffer overflow in HTTP authentication traffic.
- 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-2002-2140?
CVE-2002-2140 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Cisco PIX Firewall 5.2.x to 5.2.8, 6.0.x to 6.0.3, 6.1.x to 6.1.3, and 6.2.x to 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTTP traffic authentication using (1) TACACS+ or (2) RADIUS.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Pix Firewall Software.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2140 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-2002-2140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg23-cgcw-5j65.