CVE - CVE-2008-5162

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5162	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The arc4random function in the kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1 does not have a proper entropy source for a short time period immediately after boot, which makes it easier for attackers to predict the function's return values and conduct certain attacks against the GEOM framework and various network protocols, related to the Yarrow random number generator.
References
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BID:32447 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32447 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-08:11 URL:http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:11.arc4random.asc OSVDB:50137 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/50137~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1021276 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1021276 SECUNIA:32871 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32871
Assigning CNA
FreeBSD
Date Record Created
20081119	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081119)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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