Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1682

Description

NewsReactor 1.0 uses a weak encryption scheme, which could allow local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to other users' newsgroup accounts.

Affected products

Daansystems/Newsreactor
cpe:2.3:a:daansystems:newsreactor:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5SP0P0K60C.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3927nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7968nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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