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CVE-2020-8632

In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.

Published

2020-02-05T14:15:11.653

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:39:09.433

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-521

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	canonical	cloud-init	≤ 19.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)