Description
Riverdeep FoolProof Security 3.9.x on Windows 98 and Windows ME uses weak cryptography (arithmetic and XOR operations) to relate the Control password to the Administrator password, which allows local users to calculate the Administrator password if they know the Control password and password recovery key.
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
- SmartStuff FoolProof Security Program 3.9.x - Administrative Password Recovery EDB-24171 · local · Jun 5, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 6735 vdb-entry
- foolproof-admin-password-recovery(16327) vdb-entry
- 11790 third-party-advisory
- 10467 vdb-entry
- 20040604 [CYSA-0329] Password recovery vulnerability in FoolProof Security 3.9.x for Windows 95/9 mailing-list