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CVE-2004-1112
The buffer overflow trigger in Cisco Security Agent (CSA) before 4.0.3 build 728 waits five minutes for a user response before terminating…
Medium5.1EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
The buffer overflow trigger in Cisco Security Agent (CSA) before 4.0.3 build 728 waits five minutes for a user response before terminating the process, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the buffer overflow protection by sending additional buffer overflow attacks within the five minute timeout period.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 11659 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- csa-buffer-protection-bypass(18037) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041111 Crafted Timed Attack Evades Cisco Security Agent Protections (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- P-036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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