CVE-2000-0559 json
eTrust Intrusion Detection System (formerly SessionWall-3) uses weak encryption (XOR) to store administrative passwords in the registry, wh…
published 2000-06-07 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0556
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
eTrust Intrusion Detection System (formerly SessionWall-3) uses weak encryption (XOR) to store administrative passwords in the registry, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/1341 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20012)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20012 Computer Associates eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.1.13 - Weak Encryption local, 2000-06-07
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1341 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/1341
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.BSO.4.21.0006072124320.28062-100000%40bearclaw.bogus.net
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0559
- NVD CVE-2000-0559
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