Cumin (aka MRG Management Console), as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5, uses the DES-based crypt function to hash passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6445 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (cumin) | RHSA-2014:0440 | 2014-04-28 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server v.2 (cumin) | RHSA-2014:0441 | 2014-04-28 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid Execute Node for RHEL 6 ComputeNode v.2 | RHSA-2014:0440 | 2014-04-28 |
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