CVE-2012-2387
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
devotee 0.1 patch 2 uses a 32-bit seed for generating 48-bit random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the secret monikers via a brute force attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | devotee | 0.1 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/21/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/21/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/11
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.