CVE-2020-8632 Weak cryptography in n/a
Weak default password length in cloud-init allows attackers to guess user passwords and potentially take over accounts.
- 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-2020-8632?
CVE-2020-8632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-521
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8632?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Cloud-Init, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8632?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-8632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8632, GHSA-xcwr-9f5c-qg65, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8632.