CVE-2019-3700

yast: Fallback to DES without configuration in /etc/login.def

Published Jan 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 2.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
yast2-security didn't use secure defaults to protect passwords. This became a problem on 2019-10-07 when configuration files that set secure settings were moved to a different location. As of the 20191022 snapshot the insecure default settings were used until yast2-security switched to stronger defaults in 4.2.6 and used the new configuration file locations. Password created during this time used DES password encryption and are not properly protected against attackers that are able to access the password hashes.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13335 yast2-security didn't use secure defaults to protect passwords. This became a problem on 2019-10-07 when configuration files that set secure settings were moved to a different location. As of the 20191022 snapshot the insecure default settings were used until yast2-security switched to stronger defaults in 4.2.6 and used the new configuration file locations. Password created during this time used DES password encryption and are not properly protected against attackers that are able to access the password hashes.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:26 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 24, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM