The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.
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Configurations
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History
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References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/57407 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879 - | |
References | () http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/ - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191 - |
Information
Published : 2014-03-14 15:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:01
NVD link : CVE-2014-0017
Mitre link : CVE-2014-0017
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-0017
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Products Affected
libssh
- libssh
CWE
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues