Use of a One-Way Hash without a Salt Affecting busybox package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BUSYBOX-2318796
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed4 Apr 2006
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Apr 2006

CVE-2006-1058  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-759  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for busybox.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of a One-Way Hash without a Salt. 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.

References

CVSS Scores

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