# CVE-2004-1022: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Attackers can decrypt user passwords by extracting the symmetric key from Kerio firewall software, leading to credential theft.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cwv-qrjg-9hf5

## What is CVE-2004-1022?

CVE-2004-1022 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Kerio Winroute Firewall before 6.0.7, ServerFirewall before 1.0.1, and MailServer before 6.0.5 use symmetric encryption for user passwords, which allows attackers to decrypt the user database and obtain the passwords by extracting the secret key from within the software.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1022?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Kerio Kerio Mailserver, Kerio Serverfirewall, Kerio Winroute Firewall.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3993/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2441/): Unspecified vulnerability in Kerio MailServer before 6.0.3 has unknown impact and unknown remote attack vectors, related to a "potential sec (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1158/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-0858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0858/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1062/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1022 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1022 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. 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-2004-1022 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-2004-1022/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1022/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1022
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1022
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1022

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1022/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.