CVE-1999-1104 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Windows 95 uses weak encryption for the password list (.pwl) file used when password caching is enabled, which allows local users to gain privileges by decrypting the passwords.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00567.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 95

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.asp
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/71.php

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.647Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1104

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1104

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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