CVE-2004-2642 Weak cryptography in n/a
Medium 6.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2642 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-2642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2005. 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-2004-2642 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-2004-2642/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2642/index.md)
Remote attackers can spoof sender identity due to improper encryption of inbound files in Yeemp.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2642?
CVE-2004-2642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Yeemp 0.9.9 and earlier does not properly encrypt inbound files, which allows remote attackers to spoof the identity of the sender.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nathaniel Bray Yeemp.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvqg-r2p8-5rp6.