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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1543

CVE-1999-1543

Description

MacOS uses weak encryption for passwords that are stored in the Users & Groups Data File.

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Affected products

8

Apple Inc./macOS8 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

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Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

www.securityfocus.com/bid/519nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd

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