CVE-2012-6124 (GCVE-0-2012-6124)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-10-31 20:38
Modified
2024-08-06 21:28
Severity ?
CWE
  • Type-Check
Summary
A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states "This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable)."
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Vendor Product Version
chicken chicken Version: before 4.8.0
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