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CVE-1999-1073
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the beginning of the encrypted password, which makes it easier for an attacker to guess passwords via a brute force or dictionary attack.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19981130 Security bugs in Excite for Web Servers 1.1
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