CVE-2012-6124
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6124
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-6124.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-6124
- Downstream
- Published
- 2019-10-31T21:15:11Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:42:34Z
- Severity
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- 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124