CVE-2006-1058 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 4 Apr 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

BusyBox generates unsalted passwords, allowing local attackers to easily crack stolen password files using rainbow tables.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-1058?

CVE-2006-1058 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.

Weakness: CWE-916

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1058?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`busybox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-anaconda` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-anaconda` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-anaconda` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-anaconda` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`
`busybox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.00.rc1-7.el4`

Products include Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services, Avaya Aura Sip Enablement Services, Avaya Message Networking, Avaya Messaging Storage Server, Busybox Busybox.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1058?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-1058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1058, GHSA-25qj-gfr4-9mhj, RHSA-2007:0244.