TI-2013-03895 Aliases CVE-2013-4442 GHSA-gfx4-cf3g-8q5m

Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 uses weak pseudo generated numbers when…

LOW 27CWE-310Published 2014-12-19 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 uses weak pseudo generated numbers when /dev/urandom is unavailable, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the numbers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02166 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pwgen_project:pwgen::::::::	up to 2.06	Vulnerable	Pwgen Project

cpe:2.3:a:pwgen_project:pwgen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.06 Vulnerable ·Pwgen Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4442
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfx4-cf3g-8q5m

References

Patch 1

http://sourceforge.net/p/pwgen/code/ci/00118ccac4656adb028504639b313d7b09e62b79/

Advisory 4

Other 4

TI-2013-03894 Missing brute-force protection in Pwgen CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2013-03893 Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 generates weak non-tty passwords, which makes… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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