Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6855
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.