Weak Password Hashing in Ubuntu System Tools by Canonical
CVE-2008-6792

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Ubuntu
Status: Linux
Vendor: CVE Published:; 7 May 2009

What is CVE-2008-6792?

System-tools-backends prior to version 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 8.10 utilizes 3DES for password hashing, limiting password lengths to eight characters. This weakness increases the risk of brute-force attacks, enabling opportunistic attackers to potentially gain unauthorized access to user accounts through password guessing techniques.

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