CVE-2003-0094

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/03/2003
Last modified:
20/11/2024

Description

A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*