Vulnerability in Smartstuff Foolproof Security
CVE-2004-2555
Riverdeep FoolProof Security 3.9.x on Windows 98 and Windows ME uses weak cryptography (arithmetic and XOR operations) to relate the Control password to the Administrator password, which allows local users to calculate the Administrator password if they know the Control password and password recovery key.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Smartstuff Foolproof Security — versions 3.9, 3.9.4, 3.9.7
References
- www.osvdb.org/6735 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16327 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/11790 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10467 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0081.html (mailing-list, Exploit)