CVE-2012-6124

A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124	Broken Link
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-10-31 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:13

NVD link : CVE-2012-6124

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6124

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6124

JSON object : View

Products Affected

call-cc

chicken

CWE

CWE-338

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

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