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CVE-2000-0789

WinU 5.x and earlier uses weak encryption to store its configuration password, which allows local users to decrypt the password and gain pr…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 15%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

WinU 5.x and earlier uses weak encryption to store its configuration password, which allows local users to decrypt the password and gain privileges.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0201.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.