CVE-2005-4860
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2007 at 01:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCash Receipting System
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Spectrum Cash Receipting System before 6.504 uses weak cryptography (static substitution) in the PASSFILE password file, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by decrypting a password.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.504
Affected range stops below 6.504, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/13985CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327
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