CVE-2012-6124

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Published Oct 31, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

chicken

chicken

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 4.8.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5991	A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.260% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124

History

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Subscriptions

Call-cc Chicken

Weaknesses

CWE-338

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 31, 2019, 8:38 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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