VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2190
The 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.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- cherokee-project/cherokee
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
- http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304Patch
- http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
- http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.