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CVE-2004-2394

Published: Aug 17, 2005

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

10370
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDKSA-2004:045
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
passwd-stdin-offbyone-bo(16178)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF

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