7.8
HIGH
CVE-2005-4860
Spectrum Cash Receipting System Weak Cryptography Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-4860 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Spectrumcu cash_receipting_system

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-4860 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/13985 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/13985 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/advisories/Portcullis%20Security%20Advisory%2005-002%20Spectrum%20Cash%20Receipting%20System%20Weak%20Password%20Protection%20Vulnerability.txt No Types Assigned http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/advisories/Portcullis%20Security%20Advisory%2005-002%20Spectrum%20Cash%20Receipting%20System%20Weak%20Password%20Protection%20Vulnerability.txt Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-327
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:spectrum:cash_receipting_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.406.08 OR *cpe:2.3:a:spectrumcu:cash_receipting_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.504
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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