CVE-2012-1577

moderate-risk
Published 2019-12-10

lib/libc/stdlib/random.c in OpenBSD returns 0 when seeded with 0.

Do I need to act?

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0.91% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Dietlibc

Affected Vendors

Debian Openbsd Dietlibc Project

References (8)

Vendor Advisory http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.c#rev1.16
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/14
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ensc/dietlibc/blob/master/CHANGES
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1577
Vendor Advisory http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.c#rev1.16
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/14
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ensc/dietlibc/blob/master/CHANGES
Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1577
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low