(Plone): Python random generator used instead of system random generator
Published Nov 3, 2014
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
Zope before 2.13.19, as used in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1, does not reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the value via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2012-5508 due to different vulnerability types (ADT2).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.2.2
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5.1
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6.1
- 4.1
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
conga
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | conga | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of luci (as provided by conga) as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02380) | 83.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02337) | 81.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00436) | 60.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 75.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 68.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 72.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6661 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874108 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48vv-2pmq-9fvv Advisory
- https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-51.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope2/PYSEC-2014-76.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6661
- https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121124 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/24 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6661
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6661 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/1071067 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874108 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48vv-2pmq-9fvv | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/blob/4.2.3/docs/CHANGES.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone/PYSEC-2014-51.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/zope2/PYSEC-2014-76.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6661 | ||
| https://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20121124 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://plone.org/products/plone/security/advisories/20121106/24 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6661 |
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