LOW
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
Published Oct 7, 2011
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.2.98
- 0.3.0
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.4.9
- 0.4.10
- 0.4.11
- 0.4.12
- 0.4.13
- 0.4.14
- 0.4.15
- 0.4.16
- 0.4.17
- 0.4.18
- 0.4.19
- 0.4.20
- 0.4.21
- 0.4.22
- 0.4.23
- 0.4.24
- 0.4.25
- 0.4.26
- 0.4.27
- 0.4.28
- 0.4.29
- 0.4.30
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.5
- 0.5.6
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.1
- 0.11.0
- 0.11.1
- 0.11.2
- 0.11.3
- 0.11.4
- 0.11.5
- 0.11.6
- 0.98.0
- 0.98.1
- 0.99.0
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.07
- 0.99.8
- 0.99.9
- 0.99.10
- 0.99.11
- 0.99.12
- 0.99.13
- 0.99.14
- 0.99.15
- 0.99.16
- 0.99.17
- 0.99.18
- 0.99.19
- 0.99.20
- 0.99.21
- 0.99.22
- 0.99.23
- 0.99.24
- 0.99.25
- 0.99.26
- 0.99.27
- 0.99.28
- 0.99.29
- 0.99.30
- 0.99.31
- 0.99.32
- 0.99.33
- 0.99.34
- 0.99.35
- 0.99.36
- 0.99.37
- 0.99.38
- 0.99.39
- 0.99.40
- 0.99.41
- 0.99.42
- 0.99.43
- 0.99.44
- 0.99.45
- 0.99.46
- 0.99.47
- 0.99.48
- 0.99.49
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.17
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 1.0.20
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00329
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00329
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 23.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 24.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 7, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 31, 2011
Link CVE-2011-2190
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a