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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.17% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-310
Affected
pwgen project/pwgen
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.