CVE-2007-6150

Description

The "internal state tracking" code for the random and urandom devices in FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1 through 6.3, and 7.0 beta 4 allows local users to obtain portions of previously-accessed random values, which could be leveraged to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on secrecy of those values.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26642 vdb entry
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:09.random.asc patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019022 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38764 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27879 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/39600 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4053 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6150?
CVE-2007-6150 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6150?
To fix CVE-2007-6150, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6150 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-6150 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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