CVE-2001-0375 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco PIX Firewall 515 and 520 with 5.1.4 OS running aaa authentication to a TACACS+ server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of authentication requests.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_515::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_520::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10301.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98658271707833&w=2
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pixfirewall-authen-flood-pub.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2551
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6353

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Pix Firewall 515 Pix Firewall 520

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:37.090Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0375

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:54:11.333

Link: CVE-2001-0375

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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