CVE-1999-1540

high

Description

shell-lock in Cactus Software Shell Lock uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) which allows attackers to easily decrypt and obtain the source code.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3356

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/1999/shell-lock.txt

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93916168802365&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-10-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00071