CVE-2012-6661
Publication date 3 November 2014
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Description
Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, does not reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the value via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2012-5508 due to different vulnerability types (ADT2).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| zope2.13 | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
References
Other references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067
- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt
- https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121124
- https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/24
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6661