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CVE-2016-20013

PoC ×2—
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
EPSS
2%p82
Published
()
Modified
Description

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.

Vendors
sha256crypt projectsha512crypt project
Products
sha256crypt, sha512crypt
Weakness
CWE-770
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.2%)

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