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Medium
CVE-2011-2483
crypt_blowfish before 1.1, as used in PHP before 5.3.7 on...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/crypt/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:180
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69319
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://php.net/security/crypt_blowfish
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2340
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1378.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-9.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00015.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1377.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:179
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/crypt_blowfish
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1229-1
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Affected Software
php, postgresql, crypt blowfish
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.2.0, 8.3.0, 8.4.0, 9.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 25th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.