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CVE-2016-20013
Published: Feb 19, 2022
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
sha256crypt and sha512crypt through 0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because the algorithm's runtime is proportional to the square of the length of the password.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://twitter.com/solardiz/status/795601240151457793
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https://akkadia.org/drepper/SHA-crypt.txt
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