# CVE-2001-0950: ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) Administration Server 3.3 through 4.2.1 uses insufficiently random data to (1) generate sessi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) Administration Server 3.3 through 4.2.1 uses insufficiently random data to (1) generate session tokens for HSMs using the C rand function, or (2) generate certificates or keys using /dev/urandom instead of another source which blocks when the entropy pool is low, which could make it easier for local or remote attackers to steal tokens or certificates via brute force guessing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7651
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3620
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749428517090&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7653
- http://www.valicert.com/support/security_advisory_eva.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3618

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