Vulnerability in Call-Cc Chicken
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. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Call-Cc Chicken
- Chicken — versions before 4.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124 (Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124 (Broken Link)
- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6124?
- CVE-2012-6124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Call-Cc Chicken, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2012-6124?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.