# CVE-2014-0878: The IBMSecureRandom component in the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 5.0 before Servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-05-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The IBMSecureRandom component in the IBMJCE and IBMSecureRandom cryptographic providers in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 5.0 before Service Refresh 16 FP6, 6 before Service Refresh 16, 6.0.1 before Service Refresh 8, 7 before Service Refresh 7, and 7R1 before Service Refresh 1 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the random number generator's output.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/59022
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680750
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21679610
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61264
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91084
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21689593
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681256
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21674539
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21686717
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683484
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21673836
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59023
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672043
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67601
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21679713
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675343
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676703
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675588

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