CVE-2008-3188: Opensuse

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.0 only

Published 2008-07-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.