pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

BID:63184

Info

pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 63184
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4442
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 17 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 12 2015 12:03AM
Credit: Solar Designer
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

pwgen is prone to an insecure password generation weakness.



Successful exploits will allow remote attackers to perform brute-force attacks and obtain passwords. This may aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness

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