CVE-2004-2555: Smartstuff Foolproof Security

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Smartstuff Foolproof Security: version 3.9 only; version 3.9.4 only; version 3.9.7 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.