CVE-1999-1271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Macromedia Dreamweaver uses weak encryption to store FTP passwords, which could allow local users to easily decrypt the passwords of other users.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:dreamweaver:initial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1252	Macromedia Dreamweaver uses weak encryption to store FTP passwords, which could allow local users to easily decrypt the passwords of other users.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1636

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Dreamweaver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:01.698Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1271

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-06-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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