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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0259 · published 27 May 2003

CVE-2003-0259: Cisco vpn 3015 concentrator vulnerability

Cisco · Vpn 3015 Concentrator

Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators and Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client 2.x.x through 3.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reload) via a malformed SSH initialization packet.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 18.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators and Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client 2.x.x through 3.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reload) via a malformed SSH initialization packet.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030507-vpn3k.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317348 US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11955
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030507-vpn3k.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317348 US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11955

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0259), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.