VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-1005
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-08-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Starfish Truesync Desktop 2.0b as used on the REX 5000 PDA uses weak encryption to store the user password in a registry key, which allows attackers who have access to the registry key to decrypt the password and gain privileges.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory