SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1058

BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.29% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-916
Affected
busybox/busybox · avaya/aura application enablement services · avaya/aura sip enablement services · avaya/message networking · avaya/messaging storage server
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.