Vulnerabilities / CVE-2013-4441

critical

CVE-2013-4441

The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which ...

Published Modified CWE 307
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD.

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11pwgenno fix listed
debian 12pwgenno fix listed
debian 13pwgenno fix listed
debian 14pwgenno fix listed
echopwgenno fix listed
rapidfort debian 12pwgenno fix listed
rapidfort debian 13pwgenno fix listed

References

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