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
PARTIAL 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 |