CVE-2000-0093

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-01-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0093, 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

An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0093

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