CVE-2008-3188 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3188
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Description: libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43927 SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00008.html SAID Secunia Advisory: SA31096 Secunia Advisory: SA31339 BID 30301

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