01 Record
CVE-2013-1445
The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process to access it, which makes it easier for
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: debian
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process to access it, which makes it easier for
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
- 1.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.3% 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
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2013-10-26 17:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 16:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-01-26
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c7ff003b4e650f4fc23f2f87bb36c882bf009f8f7d80f9c9c7d218fc79476e3e
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/19dcf7b15d61b7dc1a125a367151de40df6ef175
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131017 CVE-2013-1445 python-crypto:PRNG not correctly reseeded in some situationshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3
- www.debian.orgDSA-2781http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781