Kiwi CatTools before 3.2.0 beta uses weak encryption ("reversible encoding") for passwords, account names, and IP addresses in kiwidb-cattools.kdb, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by decrypting the file
Published Feb 12, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Kiwi CatTools before 3.2.0 beta uses weak encryption ("reversible encoding") for passwords, account names, and IP addresses in kiwidb-cattools.kdb, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by decrypting the file. NOTE: this issue could be leveraged with a directory traversal vulnerability for a remote attack vector.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 20.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 15.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/33163 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24103 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2236 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459500/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/33163 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24103 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2236 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459500/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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