What is CVE-2001-0967?

CVE-2001-0967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arkeia, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2001-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2001-0967?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arkeia

CVE-2001-0967

Knox Arkeia server 4.2, and possibly other versions, uses a constant salt when encrypting passwords using the crypt() function, which makes it easier for an attacker to conduct brute force password guessing.

EPSS: 0.010 (56.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Arkeia — versions 4.2, 4.2.8-2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0967?: CVE-2001-0967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arkeia, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2001-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2001-0967?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.