CVE-2006-0591

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2006-02-07
Bugzilla:
1618012: CVE-2006-0591 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The crypt_gensalt functions for BSDI-style extended DES-based and FreeBSD-sytle MD5-based password hashes in crypt_blowfish 0.4.7 and earlier do not evenly and randomly distribute salts, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords from a stolen password file due to the increased number of collisions.

Find out more about CVE-2006-0591 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (rh-postgresql) RHSA-2006:0526 2006-05-23
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (postgresql) RHSA-2006:0526 2006-05-23

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