CVE-2013-4440

Description

Password Generator (aka Pwgen) before 2.07 generates weak non-tty passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the password via a brute-force attack.

How to fix CVE-2013-4440

To remediate CVE-2013-4440, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/pwgen—upgrade to 2.07-1 or later

Is CVE-2013-4440 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.07-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4440