CVE-2013-7373

Published: Apr 29, 2014

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[openssl-dev] 20110416 Re: recycled pids causes PRNG to repeat

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http://emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe/

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http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html

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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5

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[openssl-dev] 20110415 recycled pids causes PRNG to repeat

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CVE-2013-7373

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