Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6792
CVE-2008-6792
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1
Patches
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References
5- secunia.com/advisories/32566nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-663-1nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/50037nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435nvd
- launchpad.net/bugs/287134nvd
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