{"cve":"CVE-2008-6792","nvd":{"published":"2009-05-07T17:30:03.360","modified":"2026-06-16T23:02:59.093","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/50037","http://secunia.com/advisories/32566","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-663-1","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50435","https://launchpad.net/bugs/287134"],"products":["ubuntu:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6792","score":0.011,"percentile":0.65669,"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."]}