GSD-2013-4440

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
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CVE-2013-4440
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