CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1049

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.76%

75th percentile - higher than 75% of all known CVEs

Summary

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, allowing remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.

Risk Assessment

Weak password encryption exposes the organization to the risk of user account takeover by remote attackers.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ARCserve NT software to a version that employs stronger password encryption methods.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS