A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value
Published Oct 31, 2019
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.25%
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)."
Affected products
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- Version before 4.8.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 68.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 65.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 59.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 50.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 44.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 42.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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