CVE-2011-2190 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2011-2190

The generate_admin_password function in Cherokee before 1.2.99 uses time and...

Vulnerability Description

The generate_admin_password function in Cherokee before 1.2.99 uses time and PID values for seeding of a random number generator, which makes it easier for local users to determine admin passwords via a brute-force attack.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

cherokee-project

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Affected Software

cherokee
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3, 0.4.4, 0.4.5, 0.4.6, 0.4.7, 0.4.8, 0.4.9, 0.4.10, 0.4.11, 0.4.12, 0.4.13, 0.4.14, 0.4.15, 0.4.16, 0.4.17, 0.4.18, 0.4.19, 0.4.20, 0.4.21, 0.4.22, 0.4.23, 0.4.24, 0.4.25, 0.4.26, 0.4.27, 0.4.28, 0.4.29, 0.4.30, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.11.0, 0.11.1, 0.11.2, 0.11.3, 0.11.4, 0.11.5, 0.11.6, 0.98.0, 0.98.1, 0.99.0, 0.99.1, 0.99.2, 0.99.3, 0.99.4, 0.99.5, 0.99.6, 0.99.07, 0.99.8, 0.99.9, 0.99.10, 0.99.11, 0.99.12, 0.99.13, 0.99.14, 0.99.15, 0.99.16, 0.99.17, 0.99.18, 0.99.19, 0.99.20, 0.99.21, 0.99.22, 0.99.23, 0.99.24, 0.99.25, 0.99.26, 0.99.27, 0.99.28, 0.99.29, 0.99.30, 0.99.31, 0.99.32, 0.99.33, 0.99.34, 0.99.35, 0.99.36, 0.99.37, 0.99.38, 0.99.39, 0.99.40, 0.99.41, 0.99.42, 0.99.43, 0.99.44, 0.99.45, 0.99.46, 0.99.47, 0.99.48, 0.99.49, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 1.0.11, 1.0.12, 1.0.13, 1.0.14, 1.0.15, 1.0.16, 1.0.17, 1.0.18, 1.0.19, 1.0.20, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2

Timeline

Official Publish: October 7th, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.