Pwgen up to 2.06 Password Generator credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pwgen up to 2.06 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Generator. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-4440. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pwgen up to 2.06 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Password Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 12/19/2014 by Solar Designer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4440 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79944 (Fedora 21 : pwgen-2.07-1.fc21 (2014-16406)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.07 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88131), Tenable (79944), SecurityFocus (BID 63184†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47836†). Similar entry is available at VDB-76136. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 79944
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : pwgen-2.07-1.fc21 (2014-16406)
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OpenVAS ID: 867292
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for pwgen FEDORA-2014-16473
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pwgen 2.07
Patch: sourceforge.net

Timelineinfo

06/12/2013 🔍
10/17/2013 +127 days 🔍
10/17/2013 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2014 +424 days 🔍
12/19/2014 +4 days 🔍
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12/29/2014 +10 days 🔍
06/30/2015 +183 days 🔍
05/22/2022 +2518 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 00118cca
Researcher: Solar Designer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76135
X-Force: 88131
SecurityFocus: 63184 - pwgen CVE-2013-4442 Insecure Password Generation Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 47836 - Password Generator (Pwgen) <2.07 Insecure Password Generation Vulnerability - CVE-2013-4440, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2015 18:19
Updated: 05/22/2022 09:14
Changes: 06/30/2015 18:19 (63), 06/17/2017 07:18 (9), 05/22/2022 09:10 (4), 05/22/2022 09:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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