VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-338
- Affected
- call-cc/chicken
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124Broken Link
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124Broken Link
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.