CVE-1999-1444 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

The genkey utility generates RSA keys with exponent 1, causing transactions to be transmitted in cleartext and exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-1444?

CVE-1999-1444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

genkey utility in Alibaba 2.0 generates RSA key pairs with an exponent of 1, which results in transactions that are sent in cleartext.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1444?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Computer Software Manufaktur Alibaba.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1444?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frc4-j6xj-vg8w.

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