CVE-2004-2555

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Riverdeep FoolProof Security 3.9.x on Windows 98 and Windows ME uses weak cryptography (arithmetic and XOR operations) to relate the Control password to the Administrator password, which allows local users to calculate the Administrator password if they know the Control password and password recovery key.

Affected products

Smartstuff Foolproof Security: 3.9, 3.9.4, 3.9.7

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0081.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11790
http://www.osvdb.org/6735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10467
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16327
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0081.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11790
http://www.osvdb.org/6735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10467
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16327

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