What is CVE-2005-4860?

CVE-2005-4860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spectrumcu Cash Receipting System, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2005-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2005-4860?

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

Vulnerability in Spectrumcu Cash Receipting System

CVE-2005-4860

Spectrum Cash Receipting System before 6.504 uses weak cryptography (static substitution) in the PASSFILE password file, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by decrypting a password.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th 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

Spectrumcu Cash_receipting_system
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-4860?: CVE-2005-4860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spectrumcu Cash Receipting System, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2005-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2005-4860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.