CVE-2012-6124
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."
How to fix CVE-2012-6124
To remediate CVE-2012-6124, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/chicken—upgrade to 4.8.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-6124 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.8.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |