CVE-2012-6124: A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value

Medium severity · published Oct 31, 2019

CVE-2012-6124

A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value

5.3

CVSS

1.3%

EPSS

On KEV

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)."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 69% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Chicken · Call-cc

before 4.8.0 · source: NVD

Affected product

Chicken

Call-cc

All Chicken CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6124

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6124

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2

Broken Link

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124

Mailing List

https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124