Is CVE-2008-6792 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6792 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6792?

CVE-2008-6792 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6792

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 1.1% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6752)
Published: May 7, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6752 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ubuntu / linux

References

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

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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