DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124
Upstream
Published
2019-10-31T21:15:11Z
Modified
2026-09-23T05:01:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / chicken

Package

Name
chicken
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/chicken?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124.json"

Debian:13 / chicken

Package

Name
chicken
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/chicken?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124.json"

Debian:14 / chicken

Package

Name
chicken
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/chicken?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6124.json"