GHSA-x377-f64p-hf5jHighCVSS 7.5
PyCrypto does not properly reseed PRNG before allowing access
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process to access it, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a race condition in which a child process is created and accesses the PRNG within the same rate-limit period as another process.
🎯 Affected products1
- pip/pycrypto:< 2.6.1
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1445
- https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/19dcf7b15d61b7dc1a125a367151de40df6ef175
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pycrypto/PYSEC-2013-29.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x377-f64p-hf5j