CVE-2000-0486 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Cisco TACACS+ tac_plus server, affecting Cisco IOS and TACACS+ products. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a malformed packet with an excessively long length field. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
f4.0.2alphaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:tacacs\+:f4.0.2alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
f4.0.3alphaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:tacacs\+:f4.0.3alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.