Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting expat-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (62nd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-EXPATDEVEL-1333151
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Feb 2015

Introduced: 27 Feb 2015

CVE-2012-6702  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-330  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 expat-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat-devel package and not the expat-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1