VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-2394
Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mandrakesoft/mandrake multi network firewall · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.