CVE-2000-0955

Public Exploit

Description

Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) uses weak encryption to store usernames and passwords in the SNMP MIB, which allows an attacker who knows the community name to crack the password and gain privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.79% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory atstake.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a102600-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1885	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5425	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0955?: CVE-2000-0955 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0955?: To fix CVE-2000-0955, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0955 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0955 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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