system-tools-backends — security advisory

{
  "id": "4b6dad2cf58bad6b53a3933716d215e12cba90eba9d8b6563ae448942e70e930",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "system-tools-backends",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.6.0-6.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "system-tools-backends",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.6.0-6.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "system-tools-backends",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.6.0-6.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.6.0-6.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "system-tools-backends",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "low"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.6.0-6.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "system-tools-backends",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "low"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.6.0-6.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "system-tools-backends",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/system-tools-backends?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6792.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "low"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:29.783307926Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2008-6792"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6792"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2008-6792",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417252,
  "published_at": "2009-05-07T17:30:03.36+00:00"
}