CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-5276
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-11-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.
Affected configurations
• gnu gcc (< 4.9.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262846 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65142 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262846 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65142 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory