CVE-2000-0487 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 where the Protected Store fails to select the strongest available encryption, defaulting to 40-bit instead of 56-bit DES. This local vulnerability (AV:L/AC:L) has a low severity CVSS score of 3.6, indicating potential for partial confidentiality and integrity compromise (C:P/I:P) if exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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