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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 generator, which…
Low2.1EPSS 0.33%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 49772 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-12698 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110603 Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110606 Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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