Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1096
CVE-2003-1096
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:cisco:leap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:leap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755nvdExploit
- www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030802-leap.shtmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/473108nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.osvdb.org/15209nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340119nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/340365nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12804nvd
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