CVE-2013-4440 (GCVE-0-2013-4440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-19 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:45
VLAI
Summary
Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 generates weak non-tty passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1020 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2013-06-06 00:00
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