# CVE-2007-6150: The "internal state tracking" code for the random and urandom devices in FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1 through 6.3, and 7.0 beta 4 allows local users to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "internal state tracking" code for the random and urandom devices in FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1 through 6.3, and 7.0 beta 4 allows local users to obtain portions of previously-accessed random values, which could be leveraged to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on secrecy of those values.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26642
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:09.random.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38764
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27879
- http://osvdb.org/39600
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4053

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