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CVE-2003-0982

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-01-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the authentication module for Cisco ACNS 4.x before 4.2.11, and 5.x before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password.

Affected products

• Cisco Application And Content Networking Software: 4.0.3, 4.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.2, 4.2.7, 4.2.9 (+3)
• Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4630: 4.0, 4.1
• Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4650: 4.0, 4.1
• Cisco Content Distribution Manager 4670: all versions
• Cisco Content Engine: 507, 507_2.2_.0, 507_3.1, 507_4.0, 507_4.1, 560 (+14)
• Cisco Content Engine Module: for_cisco_router_2600_series, for_cisco_router_3600_series, for_cisco_router_3700_series
• Cisco Content Router 4430: all versions
• Cisco Content Router 4450: all versions
• Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery Network Software: 4.0, 4.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/10409
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10409
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20031210-ACNS-auth.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352462
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9187
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13945

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