BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness

BID:17330

Info

BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 17330
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-1058
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 31 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 29 2007 03:18PM
Credit: This issue was reported to the vendor by taviso.
Vulnerable: Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Desktop 4.0
BusyBox Linux Utilities 1.1.2
BusyBox Linux Utilities 1.1.1
Avaya SES 3.1.1
Avaya SES 3.0
Avaya SES 2.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MSS 3.0
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Communication Manager 2.0.1
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya Communication Manager 2.0
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya Communication Manager 4.0
Avaya Communication Manager 3.1
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya Communication Manager 3.0
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya CCS 3.1.1
Avaya CCS 3.0
Avaya CCS 2.0
Avaya AES 4.0
Not Vulnerable: BusyBox Linux Utilities 1.1.3

Discussion

BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness

BusyBox is prone to an insecure password-hash weakness. This issue is due to a design flaw that results in password hashes being created in an insecure manner.

This issue allows attackers to use precomputed password hashes in brute-force attacks if they can gain access to password hashes by some means (such as exploiting another vulnerability).

Exploit / POC

BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Attackers use precomputed password hashes to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Solution:
The vendor has released version 1.1.3 to address this issue; please see the reference section for details.

References

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