{"cve":"CVE-2011-2190","nvd":{"published":"2011-10-07T02:51:40.847","modified":"2026-06-16T23:30:53.363","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://code.google.com/p/cherokee/issues/detail?id=1212","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","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/21"],"products":["cherokee-project:cherokee"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2190","score":0.00329,"percentile":0.26095,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}