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critical 9.8

CVE-2013-4441 json

The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess the passwor…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4313

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4441 updated cvss 4.6

pwgen: Phonemes mode has heavy bias and is enabled by default

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Pwgen Pwgen

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

Sources

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