CVE-2005-4860

Spectrum Cash Receipting System before 6.504 uses weak cryptography (static substitution) in the PASSFILE password file, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by decrypting a password.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/13985	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/advisories/Portcullis%20Security%20Advisory%2005-002%20Spectrum%20Cash%20Receipting%20System%20Weak%20Password%20Protection%20Vulnerability.txt	Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/13985	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/advisories/Portcullis%20Security%20Advisory%2005-002%20Spectrum%20Cash%20Receipting%20System%20Weak%20Password%20Protection%20Vulnerability.txt	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:spectrumcu:cash_receipting_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2005-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2005-4860

Mitre link : CVE-2005-4860

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-4860

JSON object : View

Products Affected

spectrumcu

cash_receipting_system

CWE

CWE-327

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

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