Description
SawMill 5.0.21 uses weak encryption to store passwords, which allows attackers to easily decrypt the password and modify the SawMill configuration.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Flowerfire Sawmill 5.0.21 - Weak Password Encryption EDB-20042 · local · Jun 26, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000706 Patch for Flowerfire Sawmill Vulnerabilities Available mailing-list
- 1403 vdb-entry
- 20000626 sawmill5.0.21 old path bug & weak hash algorithm mailing-list