CVE-2014-0017
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 14, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 3, 2013
Description
The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.
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
- USN-2145-1vendor-advisory
- DSA-2879vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0366vendor-advisory
- 57407third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140305 libssh and stunnel PRNG flawsmailing-list
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0370vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191
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