CVE-2003-1002 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Cisco FWSM devices via SNMPv3 messages if SNMP server is enabled, causing a reload.

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-2003-1002?

CVE-2003-1002 is a medium-severity denial of service 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

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 an SNMPv3 message when snmp-server is set.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1002?

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-2003-1002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1002 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-2003-1002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-26c9-jffw-hrr9.

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