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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0300 · published 6 April 2000

CVE-2000-0300: Symantec pcanywhere vulnerability

Symantec · Pcanywhere

The default encryption method of PcAnywhere 9.x uses weak encryption, which allows remote attackers to sniff and decrypt PcAnywhere or NT domain accounts.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.9% · top 7.0%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default encryption method of PcAnywhere 9.x uses weak encryption, which allows remote attackers to sniff and decrypt PcAnywhere or NT domain accounts.

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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1093 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000406030958.23902.qmail%40securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1093 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000406030958.23902.qmail%40securityfocus.com

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0300), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.