VDB-17287 · CVE-2001-1005 · BID 3231

Starfish Truesync Desktop 2.0b on REX 5000 PDA Password missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Starfish Truesync Desktop 2.0b on REX 5000 PDA. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. This manipulation causes missing encryption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1005. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Starfish Truesync Desktop 2.0b on REX 5000 PDA. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 3231†). The entries VDB-17288 and VDB-17289 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2001 🔍
08/31/2001 +7 days 🔍
08/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +4694 days 🔍
04/08/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17287
SecurityFocus: 3231 - Starfish TrueSync Desktop Password Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 17:11
Updated: 04/08/2019 18:59
Changes: 07/08/2014 17:11 (40), 04/08/2019 18:59 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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