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Case File

CVE-2008-6792

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.10%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-05-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Ubuntu.

CVE
CVE-2008-6792
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.10%
Ubuntu

Original NVD Description

system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and Groups" in GNOME System Tools, hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.