CVE - CVE-2008-1484

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-1484	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:27908 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27908 BUGTRAQ:20080220 Advisory SE-2008-01: PunBB Blind Password Recovery Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488408/100/200/threaded CONFIRM:http://punbb.org/download/changelogs/1.2.16_to_1.2.17.txt CONFIRM:http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18460 EXPLOIT-DB:5165 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5165 MISC:http://sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-01.txt OSVDB:45561 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/45561~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:29043 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29043
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080324	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080324)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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