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CVE-2000-04921 exploit
PassWD 1.2 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store passwords, which allows an attacker who can read the password file to easliy de…
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
PassWD 1.2 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store passwords, which allows an attacker who can read the password file to easliy decrypt the passwords.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-19989 PassWD 1.2 - Weak Encryption · local · 2000-06-04
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/1300 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0450.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0492
- NVD: CVE-2000-0492
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