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Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

CVE-2008-1526

High
7.5/10

Summary

ZyXEL Prestige routers, including P-660, P-661, and P-662 models with firmware 3.40(PE9) and 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3), do not use a salt when calculating an MD5 password hash, which makes it easier for attackers to crack passwords.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-916 - Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

The software generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive.

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  • Published