CVE-2016-6340 (GCVE-0-2016-6340)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-22 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
VLAI
Summary
The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-08-25 00:00
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