Description
Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.
Affected products
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux10.0 – 10.0
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux8.2 – 8.2
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux8.2 – 8.2
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.0 – 9.0
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.1 – 9.1
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.1 – 9.1
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.2 – 9.2
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux9.2 – 9.2
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1 – 2.1
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux_corporate_server2.1 – 2.1
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_multi_network_firewall8.2 – 8.2