PT-2002-2461 · Alt N Technologies · Mdaemon

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2002-1739

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alt-N Technologies Mdaemon versions 5.0 through 5.0.6

Description The issue concerns the use of a weak encryption algorithm to store user passwords, allowing local users to crack passwords.

Recommendations For versions 5.0 through 5.0.6, update the software to a version that uses a stronger encryption algorithm for storing user passwords. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-326

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1739

Affected Products

Mdaemon

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1739 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9025 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4686 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/71367 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1739 · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271374 · Note