CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-4441
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-01-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-307
Description
The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.
Affected configurations
• pwgen project pwgen 2.06
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726578 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726578 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory