CVE-2008-6792 Information

Description

system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10 as used by \Users and Groups\ in GNOME System Tools hashes account passwords with 3DES and consequently limits effective password lengths to eight characters which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to successfully conduct brute-force password attacks.

Reference

http://osvdb.org/50037 http://secunia.com/advisories/32566 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-663-1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435 https://launchpad.net/bugs/287134