CVE-2008-6792 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 May 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Weak 3DES hashing in Ubuntu system tools limits password length, facilitating brute-force attacks to compromise user accounts.

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

What is CVE-2008-6792?

CVE-2008-6792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6792?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-6792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792, GHSA-2v3q-89pj-mhxh.