CVE-2000-1008 Weak cryptography in n/a
Weak encryption in PalmOS allows attackers with physical access to decrypt user passwords and gain unauthorized device access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1008?
CVE-2000-1008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to decrypt the password and gain access to the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Palm Palm Os.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1008 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1008 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3w6-x84c-6p75.