CVE-2011-2190

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.

Published: 2011-10-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2011-2190 is rated Low Risk (17.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2190

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.33% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2190

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2190

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2190

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-2190 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cherokee), 17 status rows across 17 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 10, ignored 6, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2190

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2190

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cherokee-project cherokee <= 1.2.98 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.17 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.18 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.19 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.20 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.21 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.22 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.23 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.24 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.25 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.26 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.27 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.28 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.29 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.4.30 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.98.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.98.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.98.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.98.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.07 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.8 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.9 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.10 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.11 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.12 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.13 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.14 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.15 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee-project cherokee 0.99.16 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:0.99.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2190

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