CVE-1999-1104
N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows 95
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Windows 95 uses weak encryption for the password list (.pwl) file used when password caching is enabled, which allows local users to gain privileges by decrypting the passwords.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
Source: [email protected]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.aspQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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