CVE-2001-0967 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Knox Arkeia server 4.2, and possibly other versions, uses a constant salt when encrypting passwords using the crypt() function, which makes it easier for an attacker to conduct brute force password guessing.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:arkeia:arkeia:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:arkeia:arkeia:4.2.8-2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00954.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0228.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3204

History

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Subscriptions

Arkeia Arkeia

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.831Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0967

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:55:19.270

Link: CVE-2001-0967

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-916
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

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