Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3503
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127375/Apache-Syncope-Insecure-Password-Generation.html
• apache/syncope@8e00459
• https://syncope.apache.org/security.html#cve-2014-3503-insecure-random-implementations-used-to-generate-p
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140728093808/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68431
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201207014021/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532669/100/0/threaded
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=r1596537