CVE-2000-0449
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOmnis Studio 2.4 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) for encrypting database fields.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOmnis Studio 2.4 implements encryption for database fields using trivial encoding rather than proper cryptographic algorithms. This weak encryption can be easily decoded by anyone with access to the database, providing virtually no security for sensitive data stored in encrypted fields.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Omnis Studio is installedSearch the system for Omnis Studio installation directories or executables (e.g., look for folders named 'Omnis Studio' or files like 'omnis.exe' in Program Files or common application paths)Affected if Omnis Studio is found on the system
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Determine the installed Omnis Studio versionCheck the version of the installed Omnis Studio - right-click the executable, check properties, or look for version information in the installation directory or Windows registry under the Omnis Studio install keyAffected if The version is exactly 2.4
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Check if database field encryption is configuredExamine the application's configuration files or look for database schema definitions that specify encryption on database fields - this may be in .df1, .ind, or configuration files within the Omnis Studio data directoryAffected if Database fields are configured with Omnis Studio's built-in field encryption feature
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Inspect encrypted database contentAccess any database files created by the application and examine whether sensitive fields contain encoded/encrypted data that appears trivially obfuscated rather than properly encryptedAffected if The encrypted fields use weak encoding that can be easily reversed
The environment is affected if Omnis Studio version 2.4 is installed and its built-in database field encryption feature is being used to protect sensitive data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataMigrate to a current version of Omnis Studio that implements industry-standard encryption, or implement application-layer encryption using strong algorithms (AES-256) with proper key management to protect sensitive database fields.
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- Implementation32.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2000-0449 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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