CVE-2013-4442

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2013-4442

To remediate CVE-2013-4442, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

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

Is CVE-2013-4442 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.2%, 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-2013-4442