CVE-2013-5180 - The srandomdev function in Libc in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when the kernel random-number generator is unavailable, produces predictable values instead of the intended random values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of these values, related to a compiler-optimization issue

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The srandomdev function in Libc in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when the kernel random-number generator is unavailable, produces predictable values instead of the intended random values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of these values, related to a compiler-optimization issue

Published Oct 24, 2013

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.09%

Description

The srandomdev function in Libc in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when the kernel random-number generator is unavailable, produces predictable values instead of the intended random values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of these values, related to a compiler-optimization issue.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-310

References (1)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Oct 24, 2013

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Aug 15, 2013

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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