10-16-2022, 08:53 AM
Hello guys,
So I have this old Word 2003 file that I forgot the password of. I tried numerous way to recover the password, but with no success so far.
A fellow hashcat user shared with me the method https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-3665.html which consist of attacking the RC4 key, instead of the password itself.
The thing is, my document is an $oldoffice$4 with SHA1 + 128 bits RC4, while the oldoffice 1, 2 and 3 have a 40 bits RC4, so the method described in the post doesn't work.
My question is : since Word 2003 is a nearly 20 years old format, are there other know vulnerabilities that I can exploit to get access to the file without knowing the password ?
So I have this old Word 2003 file that I forgot the password of. I tried numerous way to recover the password, but with no success so far.
A fellow hashcat user shared with me the method https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-3665.html which consist of attacking the RC4 key, instead of the password itself.
The thing is, my document is an $oldoffice$4 with SHA1 + 128 bits RC4, while the oldoffice 1, 2 and 3 have a 40 bits RC4, so the method described in the post doesn't work.
My question is : since Word 2003 is a nearly 20 years old format, are there other know vulnerabilities that I can exploit to get access to the file without knowing the password ?