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

CVE-2024-55566

Medium
6.6/10

Summary

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published