Vulnerability CVE-2013-4441
Published: 2020-01-27

Description:
The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.

Type:

CWE-307

 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Pwgen project -> Pwgen 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726578
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/6
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