CVE-2003-1096

Public Exploit

Description

The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password guessing attacks.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 40.95% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340119	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340365	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/15209	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108135227731965&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755	vdb entry exploit
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030802-leap.shtml	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/473108	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12804	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1096?: CVE-2003-1096 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1096?: To fix CVE-2003-1096, 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-2003-1096 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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