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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in passwd 0.68. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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 attacks.
The weakness was published 12/31/2004 by Steve Grubb (Website). The advisory is shared at mandriva.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2394 since 08/17/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14144 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : passwd (MDKSA-2004:045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16178) and Tenable (14144). Similar entries are available at 23287 and 23286.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 14144
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : passwd (MDKSA-2004:045)
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Sources
Advisory: mandriva.comResearcher: Steve Grubb
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2394 (🔍)
X-Force: 16178
SecurityFocus: 10370 - Mandrake Linux passwd Potential Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:19Updated: 04/22/2019 10:02
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (60), 04/22/2019 10:02 (2)
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