CVE-ID

CVE-2012-6124

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Description
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
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Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121206 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 (20121206)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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