CVE-2003-0094
N/A
Published: September 1, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUtil Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:016VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11318Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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