Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4442
Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 uses weak pseudo generated numbers when /dev/urandom is unavailable, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the numbers.
Products affected by CVE-2013-4442
- cpe:2.3:a:pwgen_project:pwgen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4442
0.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4442
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-4442
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-4442
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=672241
#672241 - pwgen: Force usage of /dev/random on low entropy system - Debian Bug report logs
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146015.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: pwgen-2.07-1.fc20
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http://sourceforge.net/p/pwgen/code/ci/00118ccac4656adb028504639b313d7b09e62b79/
Password Generator / Code / Commit [00118c]Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15
oss-security - Re: RESEND: CVE Request: pwgen
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146285.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: pwgen-2.07-1.fc19
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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0535.html
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0535 - Updated pwgen package fixes security vulnerabilities
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146237.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: pwgen-2.07-1.fc21
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:008
mandriva.com
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: pwgen
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