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CVE-2003-0094
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDKSA-2003:016
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
utillinux-mcookie-cookie-predictable(11318)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
6855
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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