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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1540

CVE-1999-1540

Description

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.

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Affected products

2

Cactus Software/Shell Lock2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:cactus_software:shell-lock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cactus_software:shell-lock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

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References

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