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Cryptographic Issues

CVE-2013-0173

Severity Medium
Score 5/10

Summary

Foreman before 1.1 uses a salt of "foreman" to hash root passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Cryptographic issues is a category of weaknesses related to the design and implementation of the confidentiality and integrity of data. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to data quality degradation.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published