CVE-2020-8632

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published2/5/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:cloud-initdebian:debian_linuxopensuse:leap

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-521

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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