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CVE-2019-16208 (GCVE-0-2019-16208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-08 17:03 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:10
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Summary
Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade SANnav Affected: versions before v2.0
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