CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0955

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Weak password encryption poses a risk of unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to implement stronger encryption methods and conduct regular security audits to protect authentication data.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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