CVE-2008-3188

Upstream information

CVE-2008-3188 at MITRE

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.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	5
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	Partial
Integrity Impact	None
Availability Impact	None

CVSS v3 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	7.5
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	None
Availability Impact	None
CVSSv3 Version	3.1

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 408719 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-SA:2008:036, published Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0000
• SUSE-SR:2008:016, published Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:13:00 +0000

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:09:51 2013
CVE page last modified: Thu Sep 19 19:10:44 2024