CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2000-0492

Published: Jun 04, 2000 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PasswdPasswd1.2 (including)1.2 (including)

References