A complete revision history is at the end of this file.
Systems Affected
Any password storage device that relies on viscous material.
Overview
Password storage devices that rely on viscous material may experience viscosity breakdown over time, rendering these devices less effective. In some cases, passwords may be lost completely.
CUSERT® Advisory CA-2000-02 Vulnerability in Feature
Common to Most Major Web Browsers
This advisory is being published jointly by the CUSERT Coordination Center,
d0d-CERT, and the d0d Joint Task Force for Computer User Stupidity (JTF-CUS).
Original release date: April 23, 2000
Last revised: December 25, 2012
A complete revision history is at the end of this file.
Systems Affected
Most major web browsing software
Overview
A vulnerability has been discovered in most major web browsers which
provides access to the local hard disk.
This could result in fear, uncertainty, and doubt, which might cause numerous
technical support calls, and chest pains.
This advisory is being published jointly by the CUSERT Coordination Center,
d0d-CERT, and the d0d Joint Task Force for Computer User Stupidity (JTF-CUS).
Original release date: February 19, 2000
Last revised: December 25, 2012
A complete revision history is at the end of this file.
Systems Affected
ASCII based Password Authentication Modules
Overview
Poor error handling in many Password Authentication Modules which rely
on ASCII based data-input may result in a failure to authenticate users.
This could result in a denial of service to those users.