Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-6124 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) vulnerability in Call-Cc Chicken
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
LOW Availability impact
NONE Summary
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)."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124