CVE-2024-55566

Dec. 17, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

6.6
Medium

Description

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
ColPack
  • ['1.0.10', '9a7293a']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-335
Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) but does not correctly manage seeds.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225617
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/335.html
https://github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cpp#L184-L190

Tags

cve@mitre.org
2024-12-09
CVE-2024-55566
CWE-335

CVSS Score

6.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 17, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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