Description
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.
References
- 49772 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212
- FEDORA-2011-12698 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110603 Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf mailing-list
- http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304
- [oss-security] 20110606 Re: CVE Request -- Cherokee -- server admin vulnerable to csrf mailing-list