VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0094
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…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- andries brouwer/util-linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6855
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11318
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6855
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11318
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.