CVE-2008-6792
N/A
Published: May 7, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32566VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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