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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-4440
Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 generates weak non-tty passwords,...
Vulnerability Description
Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 generates weak non-tty passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password 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.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pwgen/code/ci/00118ccac4656adb028504639b313d7b09e62b79/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146237.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:008
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146285.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0535.html
Affected Vendor
pwgen project
View all reports →Affected Software
pwgen
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 19th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.