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CVE-2000-0487 Details

Description

The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-032 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1295 CVEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-032 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1295 [email protected]ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 2000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0487
NVD Published Date:
Jun 1, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0487 Details - Not Deferred