CVE-2011-0009

Description

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.x before 3.8.9rc2 and 4.x before 4.0.0rc4 uses the MD5 algorithm for password hashes, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack on the database.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2150 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610850 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0576 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672250 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43438 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054740.html vendor advisory
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2011-January/000185.html patch mailing list
http://osvdb.org/70661 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0190 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0475 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45959 vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0009?
CVE-2011-0009 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0009?
To fix CVE-2011-0009, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0009 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0009 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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