CVE-2013-4440

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Published Dec 19, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pwgen_project:pwgen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4312	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.845% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0535.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146015.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146237.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146285.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/pwgen/code/ci/00118ccac4656adb028504639b313d7b09e62b79/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:008
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15

History

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Subscriptions

Pwgen Project Pwgen

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Dec 19, 2014, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2014, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

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