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...
- Published
- Mar 24, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 21, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 91.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1EpiBite · php · Feb 21, 2008
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