CVE-2012-5508

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2012-11-06
CWE:
CWE-338
Bugzilla:
874108: CVE-2012-5508 CVE-2012-6661 conga (Plone): Python random generator used instead of system random generator

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The error pages in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allow remote attackers to obtain random numbers and derive the PRNG state for password resets via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2012-6661 was assigned for the PRNG reseeding issue in Zope.

Find out more about CVE-2012-5508 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of luci (as provided by conga) as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 1.8
Base Metrics AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Adjacent Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 conga Not affected

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