generate_doygen.pl in ace before 6.2.7+dfsg-2 creates predictable file names in the /tmp directory which allows attackers to gain elevated privileges.
Weakness
The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.
Affected Software
Name |
Vendor |
Start Version |
End Version |
Adaptive_communication_environment |
Vanderbilt |
6.2.7 |
6.2.7 |
Adaptive_communication_environment |
Vanderbilt |
* |
6.2.6 |
Adaptive_communication_environment |
Vanderbilt |
6.2.7 |
6.2.7 |
Potential Mitigations
- Use a well-vetted algorithm that is currently considered to be strong by experts in the field, and select well-tested implementations with adequate length seeds.
- In general, if a pseudo-random number generator is not advertised as being cryptographically secure, then it is probably a statistical PRNG and should not be used in security-sensitive contexts.
- Pseudo-random number generators can produce predictable numbers if the generator is known and the seed can be guessed. A 256-bit seed is a good starting point for producing a “random enough” number.
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