cve-1999-1104
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-03-09 05:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:02
Severity ?
Summary
Windows 95 uses weak encryption for the password list (.pwl) file used when password caching is enabled, which allows local users to gain privileges by decrypting the passwords.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.asp
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/71.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.asp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/71.php
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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