CVE-2001-0967

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
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: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-916

Description

Knox Arkeia server 4.2, and possibly other versions, uses a constant salt when encrypting passwords using the crypt() function, which makes it easier for an attacker to conduct brute force password guessing.

Affected products

Arkeia: 4.2, 4.2.8-2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0228.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3204
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0228.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3204

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