CVE-1999-1104

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 95: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.asp
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/71.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418931&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88536273725787&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=88540877601866&w=2
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/5/57.asp
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/71.php

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