CVE-2002-0159

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-04-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to crash the CSADMIN module only (denial of service of administration function) or execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL to port 2002.

Affected products

Cisco Secure Access Control Server: 2.6, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 3.0, 3.0.1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php
http://www.osvdb.org/2062
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101787248913611&w=2
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ACS-Win-Web.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8742.php
http://www.osvdb.org/2062
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4416

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