01 Record
CVE-2007-3153
The ares_init:randomize_key function in c-ares, on platforms other than Windows, uses a weak facility for producing a random number sequence (Unix rand), which makes it easier for remote attackers to
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The ares_init:randomize_key function in c-ares, on platforms other than Windows, uses a weak facility for producing a random number sequence (Unix rand), which makes it easier for remote attackers to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 67.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-06-11 22:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 14:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-06-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1e7b789f6ec76648478122676649ba022b74b1736d690977acd24e2f7da15a90
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- osvdb.org37172http://osvdb.org/37172
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcares-aresinitrandomizekey-weak-security(34980)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34980
- cool.haxx.sehttp://cool.haxx.se/cvs.cgi/curl/ares/CHANGES?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
- www.securityfocus.com24386http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24386