VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0492

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-06-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

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