{"cve":"CVE-2006-0591","nvd":{"published":"2006-02-08T01:02:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:20:54.253","status":"Modified","description":"The crypt_gensalt functions for BSDI-style extended DES-based and FreeBSD-sytle MD5-based password hashes in crypt_blowfish 0.4.7 and earlier do not evenly and randomly distribute salts, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords from a stolen password file due to the increased number of collisions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc","http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/glibc/crypt_blowfish/crypt_gensalt.c?only_with_tag=CRYPT_BLOWFISH_1_0","http://secunia.com/advisories/18772","http://secunia.com/advisories/20232","http://secunia.com/advisories/20653"],"products":["solar_designer:crypt_blowfish"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:42:01.759833969+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-0591","score":0.00393,"percentile":0.33512,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}