CVE-2003-0094
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 1, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 14, 2003
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- MDKSA-2003:016vendor-advisory
- utillinux-mcookie-cookie-predictable(11318)vdb-entry
- 6855vdb-entry
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