# CVE-2000-0093: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Red Hat Linux uses weak DES encryption for initial passwords, allowing attackers to easily crack them and access user accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpmj-rq8m-mfq3

## What is CVE-2000-0093?

CVE-2000-0093 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 8 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux

- [CVE-2000-1220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1220/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0248/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1542/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1299/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0322/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0093 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 8 Feb 2000. 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-2000-0093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Linux. 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-2000-0093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0093

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.