CVE-2002-0848

Published: Aug 12, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrator hardware 6.0.21.0002 and earlier, and 5.2.23.0003 and earlier, when using RADIUS with a challenge type of Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) or Challenge, sends the user password in cleartext in a validation retry request, which could allow remote attackers to steal passwords via sniffing.

Affected (2)

Products: Cisco: Vpn 5000 Concentrator Series Software

1 product

Vpn 5000 Concentrator Series Software

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cisco Vpn 5000 Concentrator Series Software	From 5.2.14 to 5.2.23.0003
Cisco Vpn 5000 Concentrator Series Software	From 6.0.15 to 6.0.21.0002

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Cisco Vpn 5000 Concentrator	All versions

References (6)

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-radius-pap-vuln-pub.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9781.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5417

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn5k-radius-pap-vuln-pub.shtml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9781.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5417

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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