CVE-2004-2394 describes an off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, specifically when using the --stdin option, affecting Mandrake Linux distributions. This flaw causes the utility to truncate passwords, using only the first 78 characters instead of 79, which slightly reduces the search space for brute-force attacks. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and resulting in a partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a very low exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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