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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2000-1008 json

PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to…

published 2000-11-29 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2000-0995

cvss
4.6
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 45%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to decrypt the password and gain access to the device.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20241)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20241 Palm OS 3.5.2 - Weak Encryption local, 2000-09-26
  • atstake.com http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a092600-1.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1715 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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