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CVE-2011-2190

CVE-2011-2190

EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gzhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772