CVE-2008-3188
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-327
- EPSS score
- 1.5% (74th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3178)
- Published
- July 22, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3178 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- opensuse / opensuse
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00008.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31096(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31339(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30301(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43927(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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