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CVE-2002-2140

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Cisco Pix Firewall Software: 5.2, 5.2(1), 5.2(2), 5.2(3), 5.2(4), 5.2(5) (+13)

References

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-017.shtml
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pix-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10661.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6212
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-017.shtml
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pix-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10661.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6212

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