L0pht L0phtcrack 2.5 Temporary File missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in L0pht L0phtcrack 2.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Temporary File Handler. Such manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0458. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in L0pht L0phtcrack 2.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Temporary File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

L0phtcrack 2.5 used temporary files in the system TEMP directory which could contain password information.

The weakness was shared 01/06/1999 by Vytis Fedaravicius (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0458. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1606), SecurityFocus (BID 144†), OSVDB (915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-607†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Vytis Fedaravicius
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14444
X-Force: 1606
SecurityFocus: 144 - L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability
OSVDB: 915 - L0phtcrack /tmp File Password Exposure
Vulnerability Center: 607 - L0phtcrack Tool Reveals Exposed Password Information, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 12:49
Updated: 04/18/2026 04:06
Changes: 06/20/2014 12:49 (56), 05/07/2019 21:20 (7), 04/18/2026 04:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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