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title: "CVE-2011-0009\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-0009

Publication date 25 January 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.x before 3.8.9rc2 and 4.x before 4.0.0rc4
uses the MD5 algorithm for password hashes, which makes it easier for
context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a
brute-force attack on the database.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0009?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| request-tracker3.4 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| request-tracker3.6 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life, was pending |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| request-tracker3.8 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 3.8.10-1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 3.8.8-4ubuntu0.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 3.8.7-1ubuntu2.2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0009?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

for Lucid, please test packages in lucid-proposed and report
in https://launchpad.net/bugs/750339

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| request-tracker3.8 | * Debdiff:   <https://launchpad.net/bugs/750339> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0009)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0009)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-0009)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0009)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0009>