What is CVE-2001-1546?

CVE-2001-1546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mckesson Pathways_homecare, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2001-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2001-1546?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mckesson Pathways_homecare

CVE-2001-1546

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mckesson Pathways_homecare — versions 6.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1546?: CVE-2001-1546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mckesson Pathways_homecare, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2001-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2001-1546?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.