# CVE-2000-0559: eTrust Intrusion Detection System (formerly SessionWall-3) uses weak encryption (XOR) to store administrative passwords in the registry, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2000-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

eTrust Intrusion Detection System (formerly SessionWall-3) uses weak encryption (XOR) to store administrative passwords in the registry, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.BSO.4.21.0006072124320.28062-100000%40bearclaw.bogus.net
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1341
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20012

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