What is CVE-2002-1682?

CVE-2002-1682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1682?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor

CVE-2002-1682

NewsReactor 1.0 uses a weak encryption scheme, which could allow local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to other users' newsgroup accounts.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Daansystems Newsreactor — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1682?: CVE-2002-1682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Daansystems Newsreactor, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1682?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.