CVE-2013-1053 MEDIUM

CVE-2013-1053: Insecure crypto for storing passwords

Vendor Canonical
Product remote-login-service
Weakness CWE-261
Published January 13, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In crypt.c of remote-login-service, the cryptographic algorithm used to cache usernames and passwords is insecure. An attacker could use this vulnerability to recover usernames and passwords from the file. This issue affects version 1.0.0-0ubuntu3 and prior versions.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 13, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated