n/a vulnerability

Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) allows remote attackers to determine the real IP address of a target FTP server by flooding the server with PASV requests, which includes the real IP address in the response when passive mode is established.

Published 11 Dec 2000Updated 23 Sep 2026289 sources
CVSS 5.0 ✓ VERIFIED REFERENCE

What happened

Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) allows remote attackers to determine the real IP address of a target FTP server by flooding the server with PASV requests, which includes the real IP address in the response when passive mode is established.

Affected versions

n/a: n/a Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references