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Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

CVE-2019-20466

High
7.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on Sannce Smart HD Wifi Security Camera EAN 2 950004 595317 devices. A local attacker with the "default" account is capable of reading the /etc/passwd file, which contains a weakly hashed root password. By taking this hash and cracking it, the attacker can obtain root rights on the device.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

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