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.
Published: 2014-12-19
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4314 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.
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Pwgen Project Pwgen
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.303Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4442

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-19T15:59:02.190

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-4442

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