CVE-2002-0226 Information

Description

retrieve_password.pl in DCForum 6.x and 2000 generates predictable new passwords based on a sessionID which allows remote attackers to request a new password on behalf of another user and use the sessionID to calculate the new password for that user.

Reference

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101258311519504&w=2 http://www.dcscripts.com/bugtrac/DCForumID7/3.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8044.php http://www.osvdb.org/2038 http://www.osvdb.org/3866 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4014