Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake_linux
CVE-2004-2394
Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force…
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake_linux — versions 8.2, 9.0, 9.1
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake_linux_corporate_server — versions 2.1
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake_multi_network_firewall — versions 8.2
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)