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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1049 · published 21 February 1999

CVE-1999-1049: Broadcom arcserve backup vulnerability

Broadcom · Arcserve Backup

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.7% · top 23.1%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91972006211238&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91972006211238&w=2

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1049), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.