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
Published Aug 17, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.2
Configuration 2
- 8.2
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 9.2
- 10.0
- 2.1
- 2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 24.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16178 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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