{"id":"MGASA-2020-0038","summary":"Updated makepasswd fix insecure default length of password","details":"Updated makepasswd fix insecure default length of password \n\nBy default, makepasswd generates password with a length between 6 to 8\ncharacters (48 to 64bits). This update raise the default to 16 characters\n(128 bits).\n\nThe length can be changed at runtime with the -l option.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:43:41.117840846Z","published":"2020-01-13T16:51:20Z","upstream":["CVE-2010-2247"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0038.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26060"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1771883"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"makepasswd","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/makepasswd?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.4-2.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0038.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}