Predictable Values Generated by srandomdev Function in Libc on Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2013-5180 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The srandomdev function in Libc in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when the kernel random-number generator is unavailable, produces predictable values instead of the intended random values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of these values, related to a compiler-optimization issue.

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