01 Record
CVE-2012-2387
devotee 0.1 patch 2 uses a 32-bit seed for generating 48-bit random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the secret monikers via a brute force attack.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
devotee 0.1 patch 2 uses a 32-bit seed for generating 48-bit random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the secret monikers via a brute force attack.
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
- 1.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.0% 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
- 2012-08-20 18:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-17 02:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 14bb0b2d35bedeeb2fce4c03d0942caa7ba880ddbd9b826a3666722528f0e92c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120521 Re: CVE id request: devotee (debian vote engine) cryptographically weak random numbers permit discovery of secret ballot submissionshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/21/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120518 CVE id request: devotee (debian vote engine) cryptographically weak random numbers permit discovery of secret ballot submissionshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/15
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120522 CVE id request: devotee (debian vote engine) cryptographically weak random numbers permit discovery of secret ballot submissionshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/11