CVE-2016-20013

sha256crypt and sha512crypt through 0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because the algorithm's runtime is proportional to the…

published February 19, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

sha256crypt and sha512crypt through 0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because the algorithm's runtime is proportional to the square of the length of the password.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02174 · 82.2th percentile
Published
2022-02-19T04:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 FEB 04:17Z
    sha256crypt and sha512crypt through 0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because the algorithm's runtime is proportional to the…
    cvelistv5