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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2181 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.228Z

Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2190

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-10-07T02:51:40.847

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2190

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