CVE-2006-0584 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PSCipher function in PeopleSoft People Tools 8.4x uses PKCS #5 with a fixed DES key to store user passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords using a dictionary attack that compares output strings.

Published: 2006-02-08

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.41:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.42:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.43:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.45.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:peoplesoft:peopletools:8.46.3:::::::*

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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-2006-0591	The PSCipher function in PeopleSoft People Tools 8.4x uses PKCS #5 with a fixed DES key to store user passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords using a dictionary attack that compares output strings.

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 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/22952
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424086/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16507

History

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Subscriptions

Peoplesoft Peopletools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-08T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.918Z

Reserved: 2006-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0584

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-08T01:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:20:53.390

Link: CVE-2006-0584

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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