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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-17T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:13.912Z

Reserved: 2005-08-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-2394

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-07-11T01:31:51.607

Link: CVE-2004-2394

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