Red Hat Linux 6.1 Initial Password Generator crypt missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function crypt of the component Initial Password Generator. The manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0093. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Linux 6.1 (Operating System). Affected is the function crypt of the component Initial Password Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5.

The issue has been introduced in 10/04/1999. The weakness was shared 01/21/2000. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0093. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 109 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/04/1999 🔍
01/21/2000 +109 days 🔍
01/21/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +5267 days 🔍
04/14/2019 +1756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0093 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15264

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 15:58
Updated: 04/14/2019 20:54
Changes: 06/23/2014 15:58 (39), 04/14/2019 20:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:873:103

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