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.
Published: 2014-03-14
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2879-1 libssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0118 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2145-1 libssh vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:58:26.568Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0017

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-03-14T15:55:05.603

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-0017

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0017 - Bugzilla

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