CVE-2016-20013

sha256crypt and sha512crypt through 0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because the algorithm's runtime is proportional to the square of the length of the password.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:sha256crypt_project:sha256crypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sha512crypt_project:sha512crypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://akkadia.org/drepper/SHA-crypt.txt - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://akkadia.org/drepper/SHA-crypt.txt - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://twitter.com/solardiz/status/795601240151457793 - Third Party Advisory () https://twitter.com/solardiz/status/795601240151457793 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-02-19 05:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:47


NVD link : CVE-2016-20013

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20013

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20013


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Products Affected

sha512crypt_project

  • sha512crypt

sha256crypt_project

  • sha256crypt
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling