PT-2006-2092 · Busybox+1 · Busybox+1

Published

2006-04-04

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Updated

2024-02-09

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CVE-2006-1058

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BusyBox version 1.1.1
Description The issue is related to password generation, where a salt is not used, making it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.
Recommendations For BusyBox version 1.1.1, consider updating to a version that includes salted password generation to mitigate the risk of password guessing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1058
RHSA-2007:0244
RHSA-2007_0244

Affected Products

Busybox
Red Hat