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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-2190 · published 7 October 2011

CVE-2011-2190: Cherokee-project cherokee vulnerability

Cherokee Project · Cherokee

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.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.33% · top 76.5% CWE-310 · CWE-310
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304 Patch
http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066222.html
http://www.cherokee-project.com/download/LATEST_is_1.2.99/cherokee-1.2.99.tar.gz Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49772
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713304 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-2190), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.