CVE-2014-0017 | BDVDB-2026-60389 Detail
Description#
The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57407
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.