CVE-2005-4860 json
Spectrum Cash Receipting System before 6.504 uses weak cryptography (static substitution) in the PASSFILE password file, which makes it eas…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4851
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- spectrumcu cash_receipting_system 6.504
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/13985
third-party-advisory, broken-link, vendor-advisory
-
portcullis.co.uk
/uplds/advisories/Portcullis%20Security%20Advisory%2005-002%20Spectrum%20Cash%20Receipting%20System%20Weak%20P
broken-link
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=111229613907550&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4860
- NVD CVE-2005-4860
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