CVE-2000-1076 describes a critical vulnerability in Netscape (iPlanet) Certificate Management System 4.2 and Directory Server 4.12, as well as Sun Directory Server and iPlanet Certificate Management System, where administrative passwords are stored in plaintext. This flaw allows local and potentially remote attackers to gain full administrative privileges on affected servers. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been identified, the severe nature of plaintext password storage makes this a high-risk vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:directory_server:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:iplanet_certificate_management_system:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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