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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.37% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EXPATSTATIC-1325615
  • 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:7 expat-static.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat-static package and not the expat-static package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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 Base Scores

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