CVE-2006-0584

LOW 2.1CVE-2006-0584 · Published 08/02/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-0584 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting peopletools (peoplesoft).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.33%, higher than 26.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
peopletools peoplesoft	`= 8.4= 8.40= 8.41= 8.42= 8.43= 8.45.5= 8.46.3`	No fix yet

Description

The PSCipher function in PeopleSoft People Tools 8.4x uses PKCS #5 with a fixed DES key to store user passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords using a dictionary attack that compares output strings.

References

osvdb.org/22952
securityfocus.com/archive/1/424086/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/16507

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