Bug 1178383 – VUL-1: CVE-2020-8173: nextcloud: A too small set of random characters being used for encryption

Bug 1178383 - (CVE-2020-8173) VUL-1: CVE-2020-8173: nextcloud: A too small set of random characters being used for encryption

(CVE-2020-8173)
Summary:	VUL-1: CVE-2020-8173: nextcloud: A too small set of random characters being u...

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Classification:	openSUSE
Product:	openSUSE Distribution
Classification:	openSUSE
Component:	Security
Version:	Leap 15.1
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P5 - None Severity: Minor (vote)
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Assigned To:	Security Team bot
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/270730/
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Reported:	2020-11-03 09:08 UTC by Robert Frohl
Modified:	2020-11-03 09:10 UTC (History)
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Description Robert Frohl 2020-11-03 09:08:27 UTC

CVE-2020-8173

A too small set of random characters being used for encryption in Nextcloud
Server 18.0.4 allowed decryption in shorter time than intended.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-8173
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8173
https://hackerone.com/reports/852841
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-023

Comment 1 Robert Frohl 2020-11-03 09:10:00 UTC

not relevant, all opensuse versions ship nextcloud 20.0.0