CVE-2004-2394
N/A
Published: August 17, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorMandrake LinuxMandrake Linux Corporate ServerMandrake Multi Network Firewall
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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