CVE-1999-1540

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1999-10-04 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1540, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1540

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N