CVE-2000-0492
N/A
Published: July 12, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPasswd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0450.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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