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CVE-2014-0017

The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random numb

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Summary

The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.

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Affected versions

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References 8

ubuntu.com

debian.org

lists.opensuse.org

secunia.com

openwall.com

libssh.org

bugzilla.redhat.com