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CVE-2004-2394

Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.

Published

2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall 8.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 Yes
References