Description
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.
Published: 2016-09-22
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7267 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Quickstart Cloud Installer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.467Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6340

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-22T15:59:03.817

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6340

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-08-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6340 - Bugzilla

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