CVE-2000-0487
What it is
The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.6 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 3.6
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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