CVE-2000-1008 — PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to decrypt the password and gain access to the device

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PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to decrypt the password and gain access to the device

Published Nov 29, 2000

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.54%

Description

PalmOS 3.5.2 and earlier uses weak encryption to store the user password, which allows attackers with physical access to the Palm device to decrypt the password and gain access to the device.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.54% 0.00541

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00541

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.54% (0.00541)	43.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.54% (0.00541)	40.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.24% (0.00241)	45.46th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.14% (0.00144)	51.74th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 21, 2024	0.14% (0.00144)	50.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.14% (0.00144)	48.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a092600-1.txt
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1715
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a092600-1.txt		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1715		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 29, 2000

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 24, 2000

Link CVE-2000-1008

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Sep 23, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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