CVE-1999-1540 Weak cryptography in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1540 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1540 is a low-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1540/index.md)
Weak encryption in Shell Lock allows attackers to decrypt and obtain source code without authentication.
- 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-1999-1540?
CVE-1999-1540 is a low-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
shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cactus Software Shell-Lock.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1540?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c58m-4vx5-jf3r.