Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1104 (CCN-71)

Assigned:1996-05-01
Published:1996-05-01
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Windows 95 uses weak encryption for the password list (.pwl) file used when password caching is enabled, which allows local users to gain privileges by decrypting the passwords.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 5 Dec 1995 12:57:34 -0800
Cracked: WINDOWS.PWL

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 20 Jan 1998 18:38:31 -0600
How to recover private keys for various Microsoft products

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1104

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19951205 Cracked: WINDOWS.PWL

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980120 How to recover private keys for various Microsoft products

Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980121 How to recover private keys for various Microsoft products

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q140557

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win95-nbsmbpwl(71)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11162
Microsoft Windows 95 .pwl File Weak Password Encryption

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win95-nbsmbpwl(71)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 132807
Enhanced Encryption for Windows 95 Password Cache

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 137826
Disabling Password Caching and Changing Passwords

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 140557
Microsoft Windows 95 Password List Security Issue

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 95 *
    microsoft windows 3.11
    microsoft windows 95 *
    microsoft windows 98 *
    microsoft windows 98se *
    microsoft windows me *