Riverdeep FoolProof Security 3.9.x on Windows 98 and Windows ME uses weak cryptography…
Priority LOW 13Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00833 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Smartstuff |
| cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.4 | Vulnerable | Smartstuff |
| cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.7 | Vulnerable | Smartstuff |
- cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Smartstuff
- cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·Smartstuff
- cpe:2.3:a:smartstuff:foolproof_security:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.7 Vulnerable ·Smartstuff
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2555
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p5f-vq8j-gwq7
References
More Smartstuff Foolproof Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00030 FoolProof 3.9 allows local users to bypass program execution restrictions by downloading… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2004-2555 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-2555 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6p5f-vq8j-gwq7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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