CVE-2012-6124

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    CVE-2012-6124

    Published: 31 Oct 2019Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2, https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2, https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2, https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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