CVE-2006-0591

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

Publication date:

08/02/2006

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

The crypt_gensalt functions for BSDI-style extended DES-based and FreeBSD-sytle MD5-based password hashes in crypt_blowfish 0.4.7 and earlier do not evenly and randomly distribute salts, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords from a stolen password file due to the increased number of collisions.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.20 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None