CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1005

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Access to the registry key may lead to unauthorized access to user accounts, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to avoid using weak encryption methods and to implement stronger password protection mechanisms in applications.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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