CVE-2019-3700
LOWyast2-security < 4.2.6 - Use of Weak DES Password Encryption
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157541
Scores
CVSS v3
2.9
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-327
Status
published
Products (1)
suse/yast2-security
< 4.2.6
Published
Jan 24, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026