PT-2004-3287 · Passwd · Passwd

Steve Grubb · Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-2394

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: passwd versions 0.68 and earlier

Description: The issue is caused by an off-by-one error when using the --stdin option, resulting in passwd using the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79. This reduction in password length decreases the search space required for brute force attacks.

Recommendations: For versions 0.68 and earlier, update to a version later than 0.68 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2394

Affected Products

Passwd

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2394 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10370 · Patch
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178 · Note