The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92655 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370315 Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-09-22T15:00:00

Updated: 2016-09-22T14:57:02

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-6340

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-09-22T15:59:03.817

Modified: 2016-09-22T17:48:19.297


Link: CVE-2016-6340

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE