A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.603Z

Reserved: 2003-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0094

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0094

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