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CVE-2000-0955

7.5 · HIGH

Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) uses weak encryption to store usernames and passwords in the SNMP MIB, which allows an attacker who knows the community name to crack the password and gai…

Published Dec 19, 2000ciscoEPSS 1.84%

Overview

CVE-2000-0955 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco virtual_central_office_4000. It was published on December 19, 2000 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) uses weak encryption to store usernames and passwords in the SNMP MIB, which allows an attacker who knows the community name to crack the password and gain privileges.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update virtual_central_office_4000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
ciscovirtual_central_office_40000Affected

References

Refwww.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a102600-1.txtRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/1885Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5425Refwww.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a102600-1.txtRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/1885Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5425

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0955?

CVE-2000-0955 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco virtual_central_office_4000. It was published on December 19, 2000 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2000-0955?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2000-0955?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update virtual_central_office_4000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2000-0955?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2000-0955 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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