CVE-2003-1376 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can brute force weak encryption keys in password-protected ZIP files to extract sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-1376?

CVE-2003-1376 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WinZip 8.0 uses weak random number generation for password protected ZIP files, which allows local users to brute force the encryption keys and extract the data from the zip file by guessing the state of the stream coder.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1376?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Winzip Winzip.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1376?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1376 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1376 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1376 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2jc-49g8-v2f9.

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