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CVE-2016-6340

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

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.

Affected products

• RedHat Quickstart Cloud Installer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92655
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370315
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92655
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370315

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