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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://osvdb.org/50037 | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/32566 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-663-1 | Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435 | |
https://launchpad.net/bugs/287134 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2009-05-07T17:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-16T14:57:01
Reserved: 2009-05-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-6792
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2009-05-07T17:30:03.360
Modified: 2017-08-17T01:29:34.457
Link: CVE-2008-6792
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CWE