Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in ColPack - CVE-2024-55566
Published: December 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101387
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55566
CWE-ID: CWE-337
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the application uses predictable temporary file names that rely on unseeded RNG. A local user can create a temporary file and prevent the application from launching.
Affected software
ColPack
Fedora
ColPack
Fedora
ColPack
How to mitigate CVE-2024-55566
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColPack - addressed in versions 1.0.10-25.fc40, 1.0.10-25.fc41, 1.0.10-25.fc42