CVE-2016-6340

HighCVSS 8.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kickstart file in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) forces use of MD5 passwords on deployed systems, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 22, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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