CVE-2008-1484
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
24/03/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
3.50
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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
- 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