CVE-2013-4441
The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4441- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4313 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4313- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gf35-787v-rv28
The Phonemes mode in Pwgen 2.06 generates predictable passwords, which makes it easier for...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gf35-787v-rv28- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4441- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4441
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4441- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4441 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pwgen, published January 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.36%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726578
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4441
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf35-787v-rv28
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4441