CVE-2011-2190

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2190
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-10-07 02:51:40 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
713304 – (CVE-2011-2191) CVE-2011-2191 cherokee: CSRF and XSS vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: cherokee-1.2.99-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Issue 1212 - cherokee - weak temp admin password generation - State-of-the-art Web Infrastructure Technology - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Patch
Cherokee Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Page not found · GitHub Pages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cherokee-project.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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