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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-24T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.029Z

Reserved: 2008-03-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1484

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-24T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-11T20:35:09.520

Link: CVE-2008-1484

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