Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2024-55566

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-55566: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55566?
CVE-2024-55566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-55566?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.