What is CVE-2013-4441?

CVE-2013-4441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pwgen, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2013-4441?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pwgen

CVE-2013-4441

The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.

EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pwgen — versions 2.06
Pwgen_project Pwgen — versions 2.06

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4441?: CVE-2013-4441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pwgen, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2013-4441?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.