CVE-2004-2394: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 8.2 only; version 9.0 only; version 9.1 only; version 9.2 only; version 10.0 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 2.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: version 8.2 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.