Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0492

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.

Affected products

Passwd/Passwd
cpe:2.3:a:passwd:passwd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0450.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1300nvd

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