VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2002-0848
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry