Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

CVE-2012-1577

High

9.8/10

Summary

lib/libc/stdlib/random.c in OpenBSD returns 0 when seeded with 0.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-335 - Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

The software uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) but does not correctly manage seeds.

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Published Dec 10, 2019