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CVE-2016-20013

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-02-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-20013
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.23%

Original NVD 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.