What is CVE-2016-6340?

CVE-2016-6340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-6340?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CVE-2016-6340

The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Redhat Enterprise_linux
Redhat Quickstart_cloud_installer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6340?: CVE-2016-6340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-6340?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.