The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5255 The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.262Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5276

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-17T15:59:04.357

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

Link: CVE-2015-5276

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-02-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5276 - Bugzilla

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