Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications
Published Apr 29, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.14%
Description
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.3.1
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 3.0
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.6
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 3, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 65.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01135) | 62.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 43.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 65.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 64.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 60.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 61.78th | 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 (5)
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130289811108150&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130298304903422&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130289811108150&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130298304903422&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5 | x_refsource_MISC |
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