Vulnerability CVE-2011-2190
Published: 2011-10-06   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Cherokee-project -> Cherokee 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4
http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz
http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
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