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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5162
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-5162
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Description:
The arc4random function in the kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1 does not have a proper entropy source for a short time period immediately after boot, which makes it easier for attackers to predict the function's return values and conduct certain attacks against the GEOM framework and various network protocols, related to the Yarrow random number generator.
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CVE Status:
Candidate
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References:
ST
1021276
SAID
Secunia Advisory: SA32871
OSVDB
50137
FREEBSD
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:11.arc4random.asc
BID
32447
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