Cryptographic Issues Affecting pwgen package, versions <2.07-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PWGEN-369427
  • published 19 Dec 2014
  • disclosed 19 Dec 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 pwgen to version 2.07-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pwgen package and not the pwgen package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None