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openSUSE libxcrypt MD5 Password Hash Configuration Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31096
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Release Date:
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2008-07-21
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Popularity:
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3,454 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | openSUSE 11.0
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
SUSE has acknowledged a weakness in libxcrypt, which results in potentially weaker security and may allow further attacks.
The weakness is caused due to libxcrypt using the DES algorithm to generate password hashes, although the MD5 algorithm is configured in /etc/default/passwd.
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