CVE-2016-6340

high

Description

The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370315

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92655

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-22

Updated: 2016-09-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

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