CVE-2008-3188
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5...
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
- Record
CVE-2008-3188- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
- Record
CVE-2008-3188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3178 No score
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3178- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvvp-x5gj-xmcr
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5...
libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.
- Record
GHSA-pvvp-x5gj-xmcr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326, CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3188 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Opensuse, published July 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43927
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00008.html
securityfocus.com/bid/30301
secunia.com/advisories/31096
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3188
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pvvp-x5gj-xmcr