CVE-2000-1008

Exp

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: 2000-12-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-1008 is rated Exploit Available (56.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-1008

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20241 exploit_db edb 2000-09-26 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1008

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-17 0.19% 0.49% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 0.31% 0.19% -0.11%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.31% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1008

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1008

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1008

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
palm palm_os <= 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:palm:palm_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1008

URL Tags
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a092600-1.txt Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1715 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
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