CVE-2008-6792

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    CVE-2008-6792

    Published: 7 May 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32566, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-663-1, http://osvdb.org/50037, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435, https://launchpad.net/bugs/287134

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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