BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0244 :

Updated busybox packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This package can be useful for recovering from certain types of system failures.

BusyBox did not use a salt when generating passwords. This made it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file.
(CVE-2006-1058)

All users of busybox are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a patch to resolve this issue.

Updated busybox packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This package can be useful for recovering from certain types of system failures.

BusyBox did not use a salt when generating passwords. This made it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file.
(CVE-2006-1058)

All users of busybox are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a patch to resolve this issue.

BusyBox did not use a salt when generating passwords. This made it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file.
(CVE-2006-1058)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67478	Oracle Linux 4 : busybox (ELSA-2007-0244)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	low
67044	CentOS 4 : busybox (CESA-2007:0244)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	low
60162	Scientific Linux Security Update : busybox on SL4.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	low
25140	RHEL 4 : busybox (RHSA-2007:0244)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	low

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2006-1058

medium

Tenable Plugins

low

low

low

low