Computer Software Manufaktur Alibaba 2.0 genkey cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Computer Software Manufaktur Alibaba 2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component genkey. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1444. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Computer Software Manufaktur Alibaba 2.0. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component genkey. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

genkey utility in Alibaba 2.0 generates RSA key pairs with an exponent of 1, which results in transactions that are sent in cleartext.

The weakness was published 12/31/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared at catless.ncl.ac.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1444. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/31/1999 🔍
12/31/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +5288 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: catless.ncl.ac.uk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15185

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 13:02
Updated: 04/20/2026 06:15
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:02 (38), 05/22/2018 09:25 (9), 04/20/2026 06:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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