3.6low
CVE-2000-0487
The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 4…
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
3.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
- docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-032 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/1295 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0487
- NVD: CVE-2000-0487
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