CVE-2004-2555 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can calculate the Administrator password using weak cryptography if they know the Control password and recovery key.
- 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-2004-2555?
CVE-2004-2555 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Riverdeep FoolProof Security 3.9.x on Windows 98 and Windows ME uses weak cryptography (arithmetic and XOR operations) to relate the Control password to the Administrator password, which allows local users to calculate the Administrator password if they know the Control password and password recovery key.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2555?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smartstuff Foolproof Security.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2555?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2555 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2555 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2555 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p5f-vq8j-gwq7.