CVE-2008-1484 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2008-1484

The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses...

Vulnerability Description

The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote authenticated users to determine the new password via a brute force attack on a seed that is based on the approximate creation time of the targeted account. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5737.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

punbb
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0_alpha, 1.0_beta1, 1.0_beta2, 1.0_beta3, 1.0_rc1, 1.0_rc2, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.2.12, 1.2.13, 1.2.14, 1.2.15, 1.2.16

Timeline

Official Publish: March 24th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.