CVE-2002-1682 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NewsReactor 1.0 uses a weak encryption scheme, which could allow local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to other users' newsgroup accounts.

Published: 2005-06-21

Score: 5.5 Medium

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:daansystems:newsreactor:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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 0.00038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5SP0P0K60C.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3927
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7968

History

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Subscriptions

Daansystems Newsreactor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:55.825Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1682

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1682

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-326

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