CVE-2007-6150 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read previously accessed random values from FreeBSD's random devices, potentially bypassing security mechanisms relying on their secrecy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6150?
CVE-2007-6150 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 30 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "internal state tracking" code for the random and urandom devices in FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1 through 6.3, and 7.0 beta 4 allows local users to obtain portions of previously-accessed random values, which could be leveraged to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on secrecy of those values.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gwf-whf9-4x6h.