Vulnerability CVE-2004-2394

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-2394 (CCN-16178)

Assigned:

2004-05-17

Published:

2004-05-17

Updated:

2017-07-11

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None