Description
Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-3265 | Poul-Henning Kamp md5crypt has insufficient algorithmic complexity and a consequently short runtime, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack, as demonstrated by an attack using GPU hardware. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:14:45.672Z
Reserved: 2012-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-3287
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-06-13T19:55:01.943
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-3287
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD