CVE-1999-1049 — HIGH severity vulnerability (ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords,)
ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1049 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-02-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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