CVE-2003-1376

medium

Description

WinZip 8.0 uses weak random number generation for password protected ZIP files, which allows local users to brute force the encryption keys and extract the data from the zip file by guessing the state of the stream coder.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11296

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6805

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3265

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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