packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute force attack
Published Jan 28, 2020
8.2
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.86%
Description
packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute force attack.
Affected products
-
- Version before 2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 2.1
Configuration 2
- 18
- 19
- 20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 86.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02833) | 84.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01875) | 81.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00656) | 80.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00656) | 78.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00656) | 76.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 75.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115677.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115705.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116567.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/13 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57984 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911682 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82133 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4v3-wmm6-hcrx Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyrad/PYSEC-2020-211.yaml
- https://github.com/wichert/pyrad/commit/38f74b36814ca5b1a27d9898141126af4953bee5 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0294
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228160027/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57984
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