VDB-15452 · CVE-2000-0250 · EDB 19851

QNX 4.25a crypt missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in QNX 4.25a. This affects the function crypt. Such manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0250. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNX 4.25a (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function crypt. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The crypt function in QNX uses weak encryption, which allows local users to decrypt passwords.

The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2000 by Sean (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0250. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19851) and SecurityFocus (BID 1114†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Name

Version

4.25a

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/14/2000 🔍
04/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
04/15/2000 +1 days 🔍
06/24/2014 +5183 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3855 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Sean
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15452
SecurityFocus: 1114 - QNX crypt() Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 11:12
Updated: 01/12/2025 07:39
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:12 (54), 05/24/2018 18:15 (2), 01/12/2025 07:39 (19)
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