CVE catalog
CVE-2008-6792
system-tools-backends: CVE-2008-6792
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.10% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | system-tools-backends | sid | 2.10.2-5 | fixed |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | forky | 2.10.2-5 | fixed |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | trixie | 2.10.2-5 | fixed |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | bookworm | 2.10.2-3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | system-tools-backends | source | sid | 2.6.0-6.1 | low | Not reported | [527952] |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | source | forky | 2.6.0-6.1 | low | Not reported | [527952] |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | source | trixie | 2.6.0-6.1 | low | Not reported | [527952] |
| Debian | system-tools-backends | source | bookworm | 2.6.0-6.1 | low | Not reported | [527952] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [system-tools-backends]Fixed
Details (2)
2.10.2-3.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 12
2.10.2-3.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 12
- [system-tools-backends-dev]Fixed
Source package: [system-tools-backends]
Details (2)
2.10.2-3.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 12
2.10.2-3.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [system-tools-backends]Fixed
Details (2)
2.10.2-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 13
2.10.2-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 13
- [system-tools-backends-dev]Fixed
Source package: [system-tools-backends]
Details (2)
2.10.2-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 13
2.10.2-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.0-6.1dsa · system-tools-backends · debian · 13
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