CVE-2001-1005

Description

Starfish Truesync Desktop 2.0b as used on the REX 5000 PDA uses weak encryption to store the user password in a registry key, which allows attackers who have access to the registry key to decrypt the password and gain privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3231	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/210067	patch vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1005?: CVE-2001-1005 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1005?: To fix CVE-2001-1005, 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-2001-1005 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-1005 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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