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Medium
CVE-2003-0094
A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake...
Vulnerability Description
A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
andries brouwer
View all reports →Affected Software
util-linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.11n, 2.11u
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.