CVE-2000-1022

Public Exploit

Description

The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.18% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1698	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5277	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/PIXfirewallSMTPfilter-pub.shtml	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0241.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0222.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-1022?: CVE-2000-1022 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-1022?: To fix CVE-2000-1022, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-1022 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-1022 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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