CVE - CVE-2003-0094

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0094	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.
References
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BID:6855 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6855 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2003:016 URL:http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:016 XF:utillinux-mcookie-cookie-predictable(11318) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11318
Date Record Created
20040901	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.
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