What is CVE-2010-2247?

CVE-2010-2247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Makepasswd, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2010-2247?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

RCE in Makepasswd

CVE-2010-2247

makepasswd 1.10 default settings generate insecure passwords

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Makepasswd — versions 1.10
Makepasswd_project Makepasswd — versions 1.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2247?: CVE-2010-2247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Makepasswd, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2010-2247?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.