CVE-2004-1852

DameWare Mini Remote Control 3.x before 3.74 and 4.x before 4.2 transmits the Blowfish encryption key in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information.

Published: 2004-03-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1852 is rated Low Risk (36.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1852

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 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.26% +0.09%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.17% -0.09%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1852

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1852

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1852

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds dameware_mini_remote_control >= 3.0, < 3.74 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds dameware_mini_remote_control >= 4.0, < 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1852

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108016344224973&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11205 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009557 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.dameware.com/support/security/bulletin.asp?ID=SB3 Product Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4547 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9959 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15586 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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