CVE-2013-4441

Publication date 27 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pwgen	14.10 utopic	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	13.04 raring	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

this works as designed, we're not going to fix this.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pwgen	Other: https://github.com/therealmik/pwgen/compare/securityfixes

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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