CVE-2007-6340 Weak cryptography in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can recover cleartext passwords due to improper RC4 initialization vector usage in LSrunasE and Supercrypt.

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-2007-6340?

CVE-2007-6340 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Geert Moernaut LSrunasE 1.0 and Supercrypt 1.0 use the RC4 stream cipher without constructing a unique initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users to obtain cleartext passwords.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6340?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Moernaut Lsrunase, Moernaut Supercrypt.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-6340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pxxj-cpc6-9g45.

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