Weak Password Generation in Cherokee Web Server

CVE-2011-2190 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The generate_admin_password function in Cherokee before 1.2.99 uses time and PID values for seeding of a random number generator, which makes it easier for local users to determine admin passwords via a brute-force attack.

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