CVE-2008-1484

The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote authenticated users to determine the new password via a brute force attack on a seed that is based on the approximate creation time of the targeted account. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5737.

Score

CVSS 2.0 3.5 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-03-24

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Punbb (Punbb)

References

• http://osvdb.org/45561
• http://punbb.org/download/changelogs/1.2.16_to_1.2.17.txt
• http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18460
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29043
• http://sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-01.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488408/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27908
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5165