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CVE-2011-2190

The generate_admin_password function in Cherokee before 1.2.99 uses time and PID values for seeding of a random number g

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00086
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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cherokee-project cherokee<= 1.2.98
cherokee-project cherokeeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD07 Oct 2011 · 02:51 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gzPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
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