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CVE-2005-1617

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

Willings WebCam and WebCam Lite 2.8 and earlier stores the password in memory in plaintext, which allows local users to gain sensitive information.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Willings — WebcamWillings — Webcam Lite

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
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  "published": "2005-05-16T04:00:00.000",
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      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111601481221137&w=2",
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    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:13:22.913",
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