CVE-1999-1540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.

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:cactus_software:shell-lock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1521	shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.

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 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3356

History

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Subscriptions

Cactus Software Shell-lock

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.437Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1540

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-10-04T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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