CCE-96179-7| Platform: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15 | Date: (C)2022-09-27 (M)2023-07-04 |
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.
Parameter:
[yes/no]
Technical Mechanism:
Fix:Configure the SUSE operating system to create the password history file with the following commands:
> sudo touch /etc/security/opasswd
> sudo chown root:root /etc/security/opasswd
> sudo chmod 0600 /etc/security/opasswd
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.8 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 2.0 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 6.0 | Privileges Required: LOW |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: CHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84399 |
