VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-6792

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-05-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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