CVE-2013-4441

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2013-4441 · Published 27/01/2020 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-4441 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting pwgen (pwgen project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.4%, higher than 83.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pwgen pwgen_project	`= 2.06`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/15 · Mailing List
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/6 · Mailing List

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