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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2009-05-07T17:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T11:42:00.295Z
Reserved: 2009-05-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-6792
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2009-05-07T17:30:03.360
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:57:28.387
Link: CVE-2008-6792
Redhat
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