CVE-2003-1001 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Cisco FWSM devices via crafted HTTP authentication requests, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2003-1001?
CVE-2003-1001 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 7600 series devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) via HTTP auth requests for (1) TACACS+ or (2) RADIUS authentication.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1001?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst 6500, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Ws-Svc-Nam-1, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Ws-Svc-Nam-2, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Ws-X6380-Nam, Cisco Catalyst 7600 Ws-Svc-Nam-1, Cisco Catalyst 7600 Ws-Svc-Nam-2 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1001 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-2003-1001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82xq-hwgg-3q4m.