security flaw
Published Apr 4, 2006
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 4.01
- 4.1
- < 5.0
- n/a
- ≥ 3.0 · < 4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
busybox-0:1.00.rc1-7.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0244
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | busybox-0:1.00.rc1-7.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0244 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187385 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 20.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 20.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugs.busybox.net/view.php?id=604 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19477 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25848 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-250.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0244.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17330 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1058 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618027 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25569 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1058
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9483 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1058
Change history (0)
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