HIGH
An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5
Published Feb 8, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.37%
Description
An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.37% 0.01373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01373
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01373) | 70.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01347) | 67.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 46.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 75.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 74.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 83.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 18, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0093 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0093 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0093
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a