CVE-2011-2483

crypt_blowfish: 8-bit character mishandling allows different password pairs to produce the same hash

Published Aug 25, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
crypt_blowfish before 1.1, as used in PHP before 5.3.7 on certain platforms, PostgreSQL before 8.4.9, and other products, does not properly handle 8-bit characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine a cleartext password by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2340-1 postgresql security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2399-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2399-2 php5 regression fix
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1229-1 PostgreSQL vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1231-1 PHP Vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.08273}

epss

{'score': 0.06267}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:00 PM
Reserved
Jun 15, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2011, 2:22 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 20, 2011, 12:00 AM