medium4.3
CVE-2013-1445
The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process t…
Impact
The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process to access it, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a race condition in which a child process is created and accesses the PRNG within the same rate-limit period as another process.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dlitz | Pycrypto | through 2.6 Versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 2.0, 2.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3
- https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/19dcf7b15d61b7dc1a125a367151de40df6ef175
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3
- https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/19dcf7b15d61b7dc1a125a367151de40df6ef175